New York A 1079: Allows certain judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors to carry a concealed firearm in court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present

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A01079 Summary:

BILL NOA01079 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06785

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SPONSORButtenschon

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Amd §265.01-e, Pen L

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Allows certain judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors who are duly licensed to possess a concealed firearm, to carry such concealed firearm in court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present.

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BILL NOA01079 

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01/08/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1079

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing certain judges,
 justices, and criminal prosecutors to carry a concealed firearm in
 court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present

 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) a judge, justice, or criminal prosecutor who is duly licensed to
 13 carry concealed firearms in their possession, acting in the scope of
 14 their official duties, at a court facility, where such court facility is
 15 not secured by one or more magnetometers, and no duly designated and
 16 assigned security personnel is present.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02752-01-5

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