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A09042 Summary:

A09042 Actions:

A09042 Committee Votes:

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:05/17/2016AYE/NAY:18/1  Action: Favorable         
Lentol
Aye
Graf
Nay
Schimminger
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
McKevitt
Excused
Brennan
Excused
Montesano
Aye
Wright
Aye
Ra
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Tenney
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Titus
Aye
O'Donnell
Excused
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye

A09042 Floor Votes:

A09042 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 6483--A                                            A. 9042--A
 
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 19, 2016
                                       ___________
 
        IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered print-
          ed, and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee
 
        IN ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  QUART,  COLTON,  GOTTFRIED,
          O'DONNELL,  MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once
          and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee  discharged,  bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  the  definitions  of  a
          switchblade knife and a gravity knife
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 265.00 of the penal law are
     2  amended to read as follows:
     3    4. "Switchblade knife" means any knife which has a blade  which  opens
     4  automatically  by  hand  pressure  applied  to a button, spring or other
     5  device in the handle of the knife.  "Switchblade knife" does not include
     6  a knife that has a spring, detent, or other mechanism designed to create
     7  a bias toward closure and that requires exertion applied to the blade by
     8  hand, wrist, or arm to overcome the bias toward  closure  and  open  the
     9  knife.
    10    5. "Gravity knife" means any knife which has a blade which is released
    11  from  the handle or sheath thereof by the force of gravity or the appli-
    12  cation of centrifugal force which, when released, is locked in place  by
    13  means  of a button, spring, lever or other device.  "Gravity knife" does
    14  not include a knife that has  a  spring,  detent,  or  other  mechanism,
    15  including  but not limited to resistance to opening designed to create a
    16  bias toward closure and that requires exertion applied to the  blade  by
    17  hand,  wrist,  or  arm  to overcome the bias toward closure and open the
    18  knife.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11809-03-6