Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A00630
Legislation Overview
Title: Provides for the temporary surrender of firearms to the police by any person who is taken into custody by the police for the purpose of a mental examination and prior to an examination ordered pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law; requires a "cooling off period" following the discharge from psychiatric care during which time firearms, which came into police custody during the person's pre-hospitalization intervention or during hospitalization, may be kept in police custody for thirty days, or after a psychiatric examiner has determined whether the person is a threat to himself or herself or others; provides that a judge of the local jurisdiction may order an early return of the firearms if he or she determines that it would be appropriate to do so.
Description: Provides for the temporary surrender of firearms to the police by any person who is taken into custody by the police for the purpose of a mental examination and prior to an examination ordered pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law; requires a "cooling off period" following the discharge from psychiatric care during which time firearms, which came into police custody during the person's pre-hospitalization intervention or during hospitalization, may be kept in police custody for thirty days, or after a psychiatric examiner has determined whether the person is a threat to himself or herself or others; provides that a judge of the local jurisdiction may order an early return of the firearms if he or she determines that it would be appropriate to do so.
Session: 2021-2022 General Assembly
Last Action: referred to codes
Last Action Date: January 5, 2022
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Kevin Cahill (D); Rebecca Seawright (D); William Colton (D);
Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 2% (3 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Assembly | Jan 5, 2022 | referred to codes |
| Assembly | Jan 6, 2021 | referred to codes |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 6, 2021 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
