Senate BillIntroduced
S 1895: Authorizes any justice or judge in the state to obtain a license to have and carry concealed a pistol or revolver; such amendments allow such justices and judges to carry concealed in the courthouse, when read in conjunction with existing language in paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e of the penal law.
What S 1895 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the state's penal law to allow certain justices and judges to carry concealed pistols or revolvers. Currently, only justices in the first or second judicial departments and judges in the New York City Civil Court are permitted to do so. The bill expands this authority to include justices and judges in other courts throughout the state. The amendments take effect immediately upon passage.
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 197 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1895 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- 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 authorizing any justice or judge in the state to obtain a license to have and carry concealed a pistol or revolver The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 400.00 of the 2 penal law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 (d) have and carry concealed by a justice of the supreme court [in the5first or second judicial departments], or by a judge of [the New York6city civil court or the New York city criminal] any court in the state; 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04624-01-5
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