Category: State Legislation

Assembly Codes agenda for Tuesday 2/13 @ 11:00am:

A-5873, Requires Extreme Risk Protection Orders to be reported to the statewide computerized registry of orders of protection and certain warrants of arrest. Companion S-3340.

A-8569/S-8044, Defines the term “mass shooting” for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident in which at least four people are murdered with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, passed the Assembly and Senate.

Senate Codes agenda for Monday, February 5 @ 11:30am:

S-138A, Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice; provides that after December 31, 2026 individuals certified as an instructor in small arms practice shall seek recertification subject to the standards and curriculum promulgated by the Division of Criminal Justice Services. Companion A-6663A.

A-8569, Defines the term “mass shooting” for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident in which at least four people are murdered with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, advanced to 3rd Reading. Companion S-8044 passed Senate.

S-2364A, Establishes an “operation SNUG” program within the Division of Criminal Justice Services which provides grant awards to reduce, prevent or respond to gun violence, has been Reported. Companion A-7302.

S-3340, Requires Extreme Risk Protection Orders to be reported to the statewide computerized registry of orders of protection and certain warrants of arrest, advanced to 3rd Reading. Companion A-5873.

Senate Codes agenda for Monday January 22:

S-2364A, Establishes an “Operation SNUG” program within the Division of Criminal Justice Services which provides grant awards to reduce, prevent or respond to gun violence. Companion A-7302.

Assembly Codes agenda for Tuesday January 23:

A-8569, Defines the term mass shooting for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding. Companion S-8044.

While the state legislature was not in session, Everytown’s Albany lobbyists reported lobbying Senate staff on bill A-6652/S-5902, Requires the submission of proof of personal liability insurance prior to the issuance or renewal of a license to carry a firearm.

This idea has been around for years and gone nowhere but post-Bruen the legislature is looking for inventive new ways to screw people over so add the bill to your watch list.

I was contacted by a reporter at Gothamist and was briefly quoted in her article, “NY lawmakers pressing for study of so-called ‘smart’ handgun technology“:

“When New York lawmakers return to Albany next week for the 2024 session, gun safety will once again be on the agenda as the Democratic-controlled state Legislature continues searching for ways to regulate a firearms industry the U.S. Congress has largely steered clear of for years. One bill asks the state’s Division of Criminal Justice Services to study the possibility of equipping guns with technology to block unauthorized users from pulling the trigger … Jacob Rieper, former legislative director for the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, said he doesn’t expect either law to take effect. The technologies may sound good to lawmakers on paper, but they won’t actually work, he said. Rieper said gun companies have tested various technologies over the past 50 years, without success. He also said adding extra parts to guns makes them less reliable — a tradeoff he doesn’t think most gun companies would be willing to stomach. “Why would you want to make your product less reliable? Who would want to buy that?” Rieper said. “That’s not something you can sell.” …”