Bill Text: NY S00455 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prevents discrimination against persons with physical or mental disabilities in regards to organ donations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES [S00455 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S00455-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 455 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to removing the maximum age limit for firearms instruction exemptions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 7 of subdivision (a) of section 265.20 of the 2 penal law, as amended by chapter 180 of the laws of 1998, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 7. Possession, at an indoor or outdoor shooting range for the purpose 5 of loading and firing, of a rifle or shotgun, the propelling force of 6 which is gunpowder by a person [under sixteen years of age but] not 7 under twelve years of age, under the immediate supervision, guidance and 8 instruction of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the United States 9 army, navy, air force, marine corps or coast guard, or of the national 10 guard of the state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of 11 the United States who has been granted a certificate as an instructor in 12 small arms practice issued by the United States army, navy, air force or 13 marine corps, or by the adjutant general of this state, or by the 14 national rifle association of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly 15 organized under the laws of this state; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a 16 person over the age of eighteen designated in writing by such parent or 17 guardian who shall have a certificate of qualification in responsible 18 hunting, including safety, ethics, and landowner relations-hunter 19 relations, issued or honored by the department of environmental conser- 20 vation; or (d) an agent of the department of environmental conservation 21 appointed to conduct courses in responsible hunting practices pursuant 22 to article eleven of the environmental conservation law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02723-01-9S. 455 2 1 § 2. Paragraph 7-c of subdivision (a) of section 265.20 of the penal 2 law, as added by chapter 651 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 7-c. Possession for the purpose of loading and firing, of a rifle, 5 pistol or shotgun, the propelling force of which may be either air, 6 compressed gas or springs, by a person [under sixteen years of age but] 7 not under twelve years of age, under the immediate supervision, guidance 8 and instruction of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the United States 9 army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the 10 state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of the United 11 States who has been granted a certificate as an instructor in small arms 12 practice issued by the United States army, navy or marine corps, or by 13 the adjutant general of this state, or by the national rifle association 14 of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organized under the laws 15 of this state; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a person over the age of 16 eighteen designated in writing by such parent or guardian who shall have 17 a certificate of qualification in responsible hunting, including safety, 18 ethics, and landowner relations-hunter relations, issued or honored by 19 the department of environmental conservation. 20 § 3. Paragraph 7-e of subdivision (a) of section 265.20 of the penal 21 law, as amended by chapter 281 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read 22 as follows: 23 7-e. Possession and use of a pistol or revolver, at an indoor or 24 outdoor pistol range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a 25 duly incorporated organization organized for conservation purposes or to 26 foster proficiency in small arms or at a target pistol shooting competi- 27 tion under the auspices of or approved by an association or organization 28 described in paragraph [7-a] seven-a of this subdivision for the purpose 29 of loading and firing the same by a person at least fourteen years of 30 age [but under the age of twenty-one] who has not been previously 31 convicted of a felony or serious offense, and who does not appear to be, 32 or pose a threat to be, a danger to himself or to others; provided 33 however, that such possession shall be of a pistol or revolver duly 34 licensed to and shall be used under the immediate supervision, guidance 35 and instruction of, a person specified in paragraph seven of this subdi- 36 vision. 37 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
