New York A 5599: Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location

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A05599 Summary:

BILL NOA05599 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03536

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SPONSORSempolinski

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COSPNSRBrabenec

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §265.01-e, Pen L

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Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location.

Go to top A05599 Actions:

BILL NOA05599 

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02/18/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA05599 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA05599 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05599 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5599

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SEMPOLINSKI -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to permitting certain judges,
 justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun
 in a sensitive location

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
 2 of the penal law, paragraph (n) as amended and paragraph (o) as added by
 3 section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended and a
 4 new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows:
 5 (n) persons while participating in military ceremonies, funerals, and
 6 honor guards; [or]
 7 (o) persons while lawfully engaging in learning, practicing, training
 8 for, competing in, or travelling into or within the state to learn,
 9 practice, train for, or compete in, the sport of biathlon, in accordance
 10 with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regu-
 11 lations[.]; or
 12 (p) persons who are judges, justices or support magistrates of any
 13 town or village justice court or of any court of the unified court
 14 system and who are duly licensed to possess a pistol or revolver pursu-
 15 ant to section 400.00 of this chapter.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08014-01-5

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