Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s1174
Timestamp: 2019-05-22 06:55:53
Document Index: 777049893

Matched Legal Cases: ['§79', '§400', '§400', '§400', '§898', '§9', '§33', '§837', '§ 9', '§  2']

NY State Senate Bill S1174
senate Bill S1174
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S1174 (ACTIVE) - Details
Add §79-o, Civ Rts L; amd §§400.00, 400.02 & 400.05, rpld §400.00 sub 11 ¶¶(b) & (c), sub 16-a ¶(c), sub 10 ¶(b), §400.03, Pen L; amd §898, Gen Bus L; rpld §9.46, amd §33.13, Ment Hyg L; rpld §837 sub 19, Exec L
S1174 (ACTIVE) - Summary
S1174 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1174
An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to establishing the
civil rights restoration act; to amend the penal law, in relation to
medical and/or clinical records and reporting for purposes of firearm
licenses, in relation to the destruction of firearms, in relation to
registration of sellers of ammunition, and in relation to exempting
certain individuals from having to provide a photograph for firearm
licensing purposes; to amend the general business law, in relation to
expanding the definition of immediate family; to amend the mental
and repealing certain provisions of the mental hygiene law and the exec-
utive law, relating to reporting of substantial risk or threat of harm
This bill relates to establishing the "Civil Rights Restoration Act" and
amends provisions of law regarding firearm licenses.
the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution in the context of
a handgun license hearing. This section also prohibits the inappropriate
use of clinical records and establishes penalties for false reporting.
record reported pursuant to Mental Health Hygiene Law § 9.46 (repealed,
Section four of this bill restores judicial discretion in the context of
the license hearing.
Section five of this bill requires law enforcement to be transparent and
accountable in their destruction of firearms.
rights to due process, equal protection, privacy, and property. It does
so by respecting and building upon the powerful civil rights history of
New York State. By reestablishing all New Yorkers' legal rights to a
hearing, counsel, and privacy of medical records, this legislation will
ensure that individual rights are protected through deliberate exercise
2017-18: S.6419 - Referred to Codes Committee.
of the SAFE Act. With the enactment of this legislation, the State will
incur costs for the written notification of persons reported into law
enforcement databases, both past and for any on-going reporting. It will
also require funding for assigned counsel for indigent legal services at
pistol license hearings.
S1174 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced by Sens. AMEDORE, GALLIVAN, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered
AN  ACT  to  amend the civil rights law, in relation to establishing the
civil rights restoration act; to amend the penal law, in  relation  to
medical  and/or clinical records and reporting for purposes of firearm
licenses, in relation to the destruction of firearms, in  relation  to
registration  of  sellers  of ammunition, and in relation to exempting
certain individuals from having to provide a  photograph  for  firearm
licensing  purposes; to amend the general business law, in relation to
expanding the definition of immediate  family;  to  amend  the  mental
and  repealing  certain  provisions  of the mental hygiene law and the
executive law, relating to reporting of substantial risk or threat  of
§  2.  The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 79-o to
AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS UNDER THE SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE  UNITED  STATES
CONSTITUTION,  OR  ANY  SIMILAR  STATE RIGHT, INCLUDING SUCH PROCEEDINGS
THAT COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS  OF  A  LICENSE  TO  CARRY  OR  POSSESS  A
(A)  NO COURT ORDER SHALL BE ISSUED NOR PROCEEDING BE COMMENCED UNLESS
IN CONFORMITY WITH ARTICLE THIRTY OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW  AND  RULES,
AND  WHERE  SUCH PLEADING INCLUDES AN ALLEGATION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS
BEEN "INVOLUNTARILY COMMITTED TO A MENTAL  INSTITUTION,"  SUCH  PLEADING
LBD01601-01-9
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SHALL  INCLUDE  AN ALLEGATION AS TO THE SAID COURT ORDER DATE AND JURIS-
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