STATE OF NEW YORK
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                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      March 2, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ABBATE, GALEF, DINOWITZ, ORTIZ --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, HOOPER -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibited use of weapons
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Section 265.35 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4. Any person who possesses a firearm, any other gun or a  non-folding
     4  knife  while  upon  the  premises  of any governmental chamber or public
     5  hearing room of the state or any political subdivision thereof shall  be
     6  guilty of a class E felony. The provisions of this subdivision shall not
     7  apply  to police officers or persons providing security at the direction
     8  of the governmental entity having jurisdiction over the premises.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    10  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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