Bill Text: NY S09601 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 9601 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Removes the national rifle association from the list of entities authorized to grant certificates as instructors in small arms practice.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-21 - REFERRED TO RULES [S09601 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S09601-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9601

                    IN SENATE

                                    November 21, 2022
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  RYAN  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the penal law and the  executive  law,  in  relation  to
          removing  the  national  rifle  association  from the list of entities
          authorized to grant certificates as instructors in small arms practice

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  19  of  section  265.00 of the penal law, as
     2  amended by a chapter of the laws of 2022 amending  the  penal  law,  the
     3  general  business  law,  the  executive  law, the civil practice law and
     4  rules and  the  state  finance  law  relating  to  licensing  and  other
     5  provisions  relating  to  firearms,  as  proposed  in  legislative bills
     6  numbers S. 51001 and A. 41001,  is  amended  to  read as follows:
     7    19. "Duly authorized instructor" means (a) a duly commissioned officer
     8  of the United States army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of  the
     9  national guard of the state of New York; [or] (b) a duly qualified adult
    10  citizen  of  the  United States who has been granted a certificate as an
    11  instructor in small arms practice issued by the United States army, navy
    12  or marine corps, or by the adjutant general of this  state,  or  by  the
    13  division of criminal justice services[, or by the national rifle associ-
    14  ation  of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organized under the
    15  laws of this state]; (c) by a person duly qualified  and  designated  by
    16  the  department of environmental conservation as its agent in the giving
    17  of instruction and the making  of  certifications  of  qualification  in
    18  responsible  hunting  practices;  or  (d) a New York state 4-H certified
    19  shooting sports instructor.
    20    § 2.  Subdivision 23 of section 837 of the executive law, as added  by
    21  a  chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the penal law, the general busi-
    22  ness law, the executive law, the civil practice law and  rules  and  the
    23  state finance law relating to licensing and other provisions relating to
    24  firearms,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers S. 51001 and A.
    25  41001,  is  amended to read as follows:
    26    23. (a) In conjunction with the superintendent of [the] state  police,
    27  promulgate  policies  and  procedures  with regard to standardization of

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16095-02-2

        S. 9601                             2

     1  firearms safety training required under subdivision nineteen of  section
     2  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  which shall include the approval of course
     3  materials and promulgation of proficiency standards for live fire train-
     4  ing; [and]
     5    (b)  In conjunction with the superintendent of state police, create an
     6  appeals board for the purpose of hearing appeals as provided in subdivi-
     7  sion four-a of section 400.00 of the penal law and promulgate rules  and
     8  regulations governing such appeals[.]; and
     9    (c)  Grant  certificates as instructors in small arms practice to duly
    10  qualified adult citizens pursuant to section 265.00 of  the  penal  law.
    11  The  division  shall  promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for
    12  the implementation of this subdivision.
    13    § 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and same manner as  a
    14  chapter of the laws of 2022 amending the penal law, the general business
    15  law,  the  executive law, the civil practice law and rules and the state
    16  finance law relating to  licensing  and  other  provisions  relating  to
    17  firearms,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers S. 51001 and A.
    18  41001, takes effect.     Effective immediately, the addition,  amendment
    19  and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
    20  of  this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made and
    21  completed on or before such effective date.