STATE OF NEW YORK
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                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 14, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, ABBATE, GALEF, DINOWITZ, ORTIZ --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, CYMBROWITZ  --  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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