New York A 2084: Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council

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A02084 Summary:

BILL NOA02084 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01289

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SPONSORChandler-Waterman

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COSPNSRMeeks, Anderson, Solages, Lucas, Taylor, Carroll R, Griffin, Bronson, Buttenschon, Gonzalez-Rojas,
 De Los Santos, Dais, Burroughs, Jackson, Simon, Septimo, Gallagher

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §837-y, Exec L

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Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council.

Go to top A02084 Actions:

BILL NOA02084 

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01/15/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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Go to topA02084 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2084

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
 office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory coun-
 cil

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-y
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 837-y. New York state office of gun violence prevention and the gun
 4 violence advisory council. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this
 5 section:
 6 (a) "Advisory council" means the gun violence advisory council estab-
 7 lished under subdivision three of this section.
 8 (b) "Director" means the director of the New York state office of gun
 9 violence prevention.
 10 (c) "Gun violence" includes but is not limited to any attempted crime,
 11 crime, attempted suicide, suicide, and unintentional injury or death
 12 involving a firearm.
 13 (d) "Office" means the New York state office of gun violence
 14 prevention established under subdivision two of this section.
 15 2. Office of gun violence prevention. (a) The office of gun violence
 16 prevention created under Executive Order 211 of 2021 is hereby reestab-
 17 lished within the division. The office shall:
 18 (i) direct the coordination of state, local, and federal government
 19 stakeholders and the advisory council to align and advance efforts to
 20 prevent and address gun violence impacting state residents.
 21 (ii) centralize and coordinate grantmaking opportunities and allo-
 22 cations to government and community stakeholders regarding gun violence
 23 and gun violence prevention.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01722-03-5

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 1 (iii) direct and enhance the state's health systems capacity to
 2 prevent and respond to gun violence, including but not limited to state
 3 hospital violence prevention initiatives. State and local community
 4 violence intervention initiatives and programs.
 5 (iv) direct and strengthen timely data collection and data infrastruc-
 6 ture and research regarding firearm-related injuries, fatalities, and
 7 incidents by focusing on data informed surveillance, prevention, and
 8 intervention of gun violence statewide including but not limited to the
 9 coordination with the state gun violence research institute.
 10 (v) increase public awareness of gun violence and gun violence
 11 prevention by conducting public education campaigns and utilizing other
 12 strategies to increase knowledge and adoption of best practices related
 13 to gun violence prevention, the various types of gun violence that
 14 impact New York state, and resources available to individuals at risk of
 15 or who have been impacted by gun violence. These campaigns and strate-
 16 gies shall be designed in collaboration with government and community
 17 stakeholders including but not limited to agencies and offices refer-
 18 enced in paragraph (c) of subdivision three of this section.
 19 (vi) direct and provide technical assistance, resources, and training
 20 to professionals focused on violence intervention and prevention strate-
 21 gies and best practices.
 22 (vii) communicate regularly with members of the New York state legis-
 23 lature and the governor to provide and receive recommendations regarding
 24 effective gun violence p