Bill Text: NY S07760 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the division of criminal justice services to publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New York.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-02-24 - SIGNED CHAP.96 [S07760 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S07760-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7760

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 11, 2022
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        Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
          of criminal justice services and  the  division  of  state  police  to
          publish  quarterly  reports providing information related to firearms,
          rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the  state  of
          New  York;  and  to repeal section 837-w of the executive law relating
          thereto

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section 837-w of the executive law, as added by a chapter
     2  of the laws of 2021 amending the executive law relating to requiring the
     3  division of criminal justice services and the division of  state  police
     4  to  publish quarterly reports providing information related to firearms,
     5  rifles and shotguns used in the commission of crimes in the state of New
     6  York, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1251 and A.  7243,  is
     7  REPEALED.
     8    §  2.  Section  230  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
     9  subdivision 6 to read as follows:
    10    6. (a) The division of state police, in consultation with the division
    11  of criminal justice services, shall publish quarterly reports  on  their
    12  respective  websites  with  information  related to firearms, rifles and
    13  shotguns used in the commission of crimes in  the  state  of  New  York,
    14  including  but  not limited to, information pertaining to the county and
    15  state of origin of the firearm, rifle or shotgun, the county  and  state
    16  where  the firearm, rifle or shotgun was purchased, whether the firearm,
    17  rifle or shotgun was purchased by the perpetrator of  the  crime  or  by
    18  another  individual, and whether the perpetrator had a license or permit
    19  to possess such firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    20    (b) Each  political  subdivision,  municipality,  commission,  agency,
    21  office,  department,  board and division in the state, to the extent not
    22  inconsistent with other provisions of law, shall  cooperate  fully  with
    23  the  division  of  state  police  and  the  division of criminal justice
    24  services and shall furnish such information and assistance, in the  form

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  and manner specified by the division of state police and the division of
     2  criminal  justice  services,  as  may  be required in the performance of
     3  their function under this subdivision. If such information is not readi-
     4  ly  available  or  accessible, the relevant local law enforcement agency
     5  will make efforts to obtain such information, including but not  limited
     6  to  the  reporting  requirements  set  forth in subdivision five of this
     7  section. Such information shall be provided to the extent  allowable  by
     8  federal, state or any other applicable law.
     9    §  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
    10  manner as a chapter of the laws  of  2021  amending  the  executive  law
    11  relating  to requiring the division of criminal justice services and the
    12  division of state police to publish quarterly reports providing informa-
    13  tion related to firearms, rifles and shotguns used in the commission  of
    14  crimes  in  the  state  of  New  York,  as proposed in legislative bills
    15  numbers S. 1251 and A.  7243,  takes  effect;  provided,  however,  that
    16  section two of this act shall take effect October 1, 2022.