STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8808

                    IN SENATE

                                     March 14, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to permitting  certain  court
          officials  to  possess  weapons,  firearms,  rifles  and  shotguns  in
          restricted and sensitive locations

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
     2  of the penal law, paragraph (n) as amended and paragraph (o) as added by
     3  section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended and a
     4  new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows:
     5    (n)  persons while participating in military ceremonies, funerals, and
     6  honor guards; [or]
     7    (o) persons while lawfully engaging in learning, practicing,  training
     8  for,  competing  in,  or  travelling  into or within the state to learn,
     9  practice, train for, or compete in, the sport of biathlon, in accordance
    10  with all applicable local, state, and federal  laws,  rules,  and  regu-
    11  lations[.]; or
    12    (p)  family  court  judges, county court judges, family support magis-
    13  trates and referees.
    14    § 2. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subdivision 2 of  section  265.01-d  of
    15  the  penal  law,  as amended by section 2 of part F of chapter 55 of the
    16  laws of 2023, are amended and a new paragraph (i) is added  to  read  as
    17  follows:
    18    (g)  persons  while lawfully engaged in taking of wildlife or attempts
    19  to take wildlife pursuant to a hunting permit or license issued  by  the
    20  department  of  environmental  conservation,  or as otherwise authorized
    21  pursuant to section 11-0707 and 11-0709 of the  environmental  conserva-
    22  tion law; [or]
    23    (h)  persons,  while acting in the scope of their official duties, who
    24  are employed in the revenue control  and  security  departments  of  the
    25  metropolitan  transportation  authority,  or  the  New York city transit
    26  authority or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof, who are  authorized  to
    27  carry a firearm as part of their employment[.]; or
    28    (i)  family  court  judges, county court judges, family support magis-
    29  trates and referees.
    30    § 3. 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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