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

S459-2011 Actions

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-Thompson, Klein, Krueger, Montgomery, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Rivera, Savino, Serrano, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins
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

S459-2011: Repeals pistol and revolver ballistic identification databank