S459-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Repeals pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank

Repeals section 396-ff of the general business law relating to the pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank.

Sponsor: NOZZOLIO

Co-sponsor(s): GOLDEN, O'MARA, RITCHIE, SEWARD, ZELDIN

Committee: RULES
Law Section: General Business Law
Law: Rpld S396-ff, Gen Bus L

S459-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
Jan 23, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jan 19, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jan 18, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.66
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
Jun 13, 2011: referred to codes
Jun 13, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 13, 2011: PASSED SENATE
May 23, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 18, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 17, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.754
Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

S459-2011 Meetings

Consumer Protection: Jan 18, 2012, Consumer Protection: May 17, 2011

S459-2011 Calendars

S459-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Consumer Protection - May 17, 2011

Ayes (7): Zeldin, Ball, Fuschillo, Little, Marcellino, O'Mara, Hassell-Thompson
Ayes W/R (1): Huntley
Nays (2): Adams, Squadron

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 13, 2011

Ayes (38): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, DeFrancisco, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Johnson, Kennedy, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Seward, Skelos, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Nays (22): Avella, Carlucci, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Gianaris, Hassell-Thomps, Klein, Krueger, Montgomery, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Rivera, Savino, Serrano, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin
Absent (2): Huntley, Kruger

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Consumer Protection - Jan 18, 2012

Ayes (7): Zeldin, Ball, Fuschillo, Little, Marcellino, O'Mara, Hassell-Thompson
Ayes W/R (1): Adams
Nays (2): Huntley, Squadron

S459-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S459

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to repeal section 396-ff of the general business law relating to the
pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To discontinue the
use of the New York Combined Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS) and
to remove the shell casing requirement from state law.

JUSTIFICATION:
It is the conclusion of two studies by
the California Department of Justice conducted two years ago and a 2004
study conducted by the Maryland State Police that the ballistic database
systems in these states are a waste of time, money and manpower. The
Maryland report cited the complete failure of the New York Combined
Ballistic Identification System (CoBIS) to produce a single "hit" on a
gun crime as complete failure of that system. The CoBIS system is
costing taxpayers approximately $4 million per year and it is a
certainty that the State Police could find a better use for those
millions.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.4577 of 2005/2006
S.711 of 2007/2008
S.1152 of 2009/2010

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately after having become law.

S459-2011 Text


                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                     459

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

  AN ACT to repeal section 396-ff of the general business law relating  to
    the pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Section 396-ff of the general business law is REPEALED.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00458-01-1

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S459-2011: Repeals pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank