New York A 9631: Direct the state police and department of transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of installing available technologies to screen incoming cars to the state of New York for weapons

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A09631 Summary:

BILL NOA09631 

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SPONSORRajkumar

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Directs the state police and department of transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of installing available technologies to screen incoming cars to the state of New York for weapons; requires the state police to submit a report to the governor and legislature.

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BILL NOA09631 

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01/21/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9631

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 AN ACT directing the division of state police in conjunction with the
 department of transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of
 using technology to screen cars coming into the state of New York for
 weapons

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

 1 Section 1. The division of state police in conjunction with the
 2 department of transportation is hereby directed to conduct a study on
 3 the feasibility of implementing technology to screen all incoming cars
 4 arriving to the state of New York for weapons. Such study shall evaluate
 5 all available technologies and such evaluation shall include, but not be
 6 limited to:
 7 1. The cost of installing and implementing available technologies to
 8 screen incoming cars arriving to the state of New York.
 9 2. The accuracy of such available technologies when screening for
 10 weapons.
 11 3. The effect of installed available technologies on effective traffic
 12 law within the state of New York.
 13 4. Determining which available technologies best protect the civil
 14 liberties of New Yorkers and persons arriving from outside the state.
 15 § 2. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the
 16 division of state police shall prepare and submit a report to the gover-
 17 nor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the
 18 assembly. Such report shall provide recommendations on the best avail-
 19 able technology that screens incoming cars for weapons arriving to New
 20 York state and any recommendations for legislative action as it may deem
 21 necessary and appropriate.
 22 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 23 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14508-01-6

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