Senate Bill S5760

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Clarifies that military members are authorized to possess large capacity feeding devices and other banned weapons when acting in their official military capacity

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S5760 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Statutes
Laws Affected:
Add §38-a, Chap 1 of 2013
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1918

2015-S5760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies that military members are authorized to possess large capacity feeding devices and other banned weapons when acting in their official military capacity.

2015-S5760 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5760

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 2, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend chapter 1 of the laws  of  2013  amending  the  criminal
  procedure  law and other laws relating to suspension and revocation of
  firearm licenses, in relation to the possession  of  certain  firearms
  and equipment by members of the military

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

  Section 1. Chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, amending the criminal proce-
dure law and other laws relating to suspension and revocation of firearm
licenses, is amended by adding a new section 38-a to read as follows:
  S 38-A. MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO CARRY  THEIR  MILI-
TARY  ISSUED  EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING MILITARY ISSUED RIFLES AND MAGAZINES,
INCLUDING LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINES, DURING TRANSIT WITHIN THE  STATE  IN
THEIR CAPACITY AS MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11460-01-5


              

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