STATE OF NEW YORK
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10356
IN ASSEMBLY
May 20, 2024
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Benedetto)
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to the
safe storage of firearms and child access prevention
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 18 of section 400.00 of the
2 penal law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended and
3 a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
4 (c) any other information necessary to ensure such licensee is aware
5 of their responsibilities as a license holder[.]; and
6 (d) statewide resources and information relating to child access
7 prevention and firearm violence prevention as well as information on
8 county and local specific laws and regulations related to child access
9 prevention and the safe storage of firearms.
10 § 2. Section 265.50 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 133 of the
11 laws of 2019, is renumbered section 265.46.
12 § 3. Article 35 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
13 section 847 to read as follows:
14 § 847. Public awareness of safe storage of firearms. The commissioner
15 shall conduct a public awareness campaign to educate the public on the
16 safe storage of firearms and child access prevention. The public aware-
17 ness campaign shall include, but not be limited to, educational materi-
18 als, resources and information related to New York state child access
19 prevention laws and laws relating to the safe storage of firearms,
20 including sections 265.45 and 265.46 of the penal law, answers to gener-
21 al concerns and questions that individuals have on safe storage of
22 firearms and child access prevention, firearm violence prevention, and
23 county and local specific laws and regulations related to child access
24 prevention and safe storage of firearms.
25 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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