S01427 Summary:

BILL NOS01427
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORSALAND
 
COSPNSRBONACIC, GALLIVAN, GRIFFO, LARKIN, MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD, YOUNG
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Ren Art 20 to be Art 21, add Art 20, Constn
 
Proposes a constitutional amendment protecting the right of the people to keep and bear arms for traditionally recognized purposes.
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S01427 Actions:

BILL NOS01427
 
01/07/2011REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
01/14/2011TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
04/27/2011OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
01/04/2012REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
01/09/2012TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
05/15/20121ST REPORT CAL.784
05/16/20122ND REPORT CAL.
05/21/2012ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/21/2012COMMITTED TO RULES
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S01427 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1427
 
                               2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     January 7, 2011
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sens.  SALAND,  BONACIC,  LARKIN,  MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER,
          SEWARD -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
          committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
        proposing  an  amendment to the constitution in relation to the right to
          keep and bear arms
 

     1    Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That article 20  of  the
     2  constitution  be  renumbered article 21 and a new article 20 be added to
     3  read as follows:
     4                                  ARTICLE XX
     5                         Right to Keep and Bear Arms
     6    Section 1. The people shall have the right to keep and bear  arms  for
     7  the  defense  of themselves and the state, for lawful hunting and recre-
     8  ational use, and for any other lawful purposes, and no  county,  munici-
     9  pality  or  other  political subdivision of the state shall regulate, in
    10  any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms.
    11    § 2. RESOLVED (if the Assembly concur), That the  foregoing  amendment
    12  be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the

    13  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the Assembly, and, in
    14  conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution be published
    15  for 3 months previous to the time of such election.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89043-01-1
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