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S08508 Summary:

BILL NOS08508
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSANDERS
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add 837-v, Exec L
 
Prohibits state or local police from accepting military surplus equipment from the federal government.
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S08508 Actions:

BILL NOS08508
 
06/06/2020REFERRED TO RULES
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S08508 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8508
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                      June 6, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting  state  or
          local police from accepting military surplus equipment from the feder-
          al government
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  837-v
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  837-v.  Notwithstanding  any  other  law, rule or regulation to the
     4  contrary, any law enforcement agency within this state shall be  prohib-
     5  ited  from accepting military surplus equipment from the federal govern-
     6  ment. For the purposes of this section, the term "law enforcement  agen-
     7  cy"  shall  include any member, officer, chief, or other employee of the
     8  division of state police, or of any local or  municipal  police  depart-
     9  ment.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16586-01-0
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