Senate Bill S4657

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes class A-I felony of criminal use of a firearm for possessing a deadly weapon or displaying a gun during the commission of a class A or violent felony; repealer

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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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2023-S4657 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70.02, rpld §§265.08 & 265.09, add §265.70, Pen L; amd §410, Gen Bus L; amd §509-cc, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5518
2013-2014: S4161
2015-2016: S3479
2017-2018: S6191
2019-2020: S1783
2021-2022: S5614

2023-S4657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class A-I felony of criminal use of a firearm for possessing a deadly weapon or displaying what appears to be or is a rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm during the commission of a class A or violent felony; repeals the offenses of criminal use of a firearm in the first and second degrees.

2023-S4657 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4657
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the general business law and the  vehicle
   and  traffic  law,  in  relation  to criminal use of a firearm; and to
   repeal sections 265.08 and 265.09 of the penal law relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of
 the  penal  law,  paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of
 2018 and paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 94 of the laws of 2020, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Class B violent felony offenses: an attempt to  commit  the  class
 A-I  felonies  of  murder  in  the  second  degree as defined in section
 125.25, kidnapping in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, and
 arson in the first degree as defined in section 150.20; manslaughter  in
 the  first  degree as defined in section 125.20, aggravated manslaughter
 in the first degree as defined in section  125.22,  rape  in  the  first
 degree  as  defined  in section 130.35, criminal sexual act in the first
 degree as defined in section 130.50,  aggravated  sexual  abuse  in  the
 first  degree  as  defined  in  section 130.70, course of sexual conduct
 against a child in the  first  degree  as  defined  in  section  130.75;
 assault  in the first degree as defined in section 120.10, kidnapping in
 the second degree as defined in section 135.20, burglary  in  the  first
 degree  as  defined  in  section  140.30,  arson in the second degree as
 defined in section 150.15, robbery in the first  degree  as  defined  in
 section  160.15, sex trafficking as defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
 subdivision five of section  230.34,  sex  trafficking  of  a  child  as
 defined  in  section  230.34-a, incest in the first degree as defined in
 section 255.27, criminal possession of a weapon in the first  degree  as
 defined  in  section  265.04,  [criminal  use  of a firearm in the first
 degree as defined in section 265.09,] criminal sale of a firearm in  the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08702-01-3
              

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