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S 2244: Prohibits any local police department, county sheriff's office, the division of the state police or any agency that employs a peace officer in this state from participating in the 1033 federal excess property program for the purposes of receiving lethal or offensive weapons.
What S 2244 does, verified January 8, 2026
The state of New York is introducing a new law that prohibits the participation of certain law enforcement agencies in the 1033 federal excess property program for the purpose of receiving lethal or offensive weapons. The law aims to prevent the distribution of such weapons to local police departments, county sheriff's offices, and state police agencies. The city of New York is exempt from this rule, but only for counterterrorism purposes as determined by the state division in consultation with the US Department of Homeland Security. The state division must annually publish a public report on the state of participation in the 1033 federal excess property program, which will be made available to the governor, the state legislature, and the attorney general.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2244
- What is the current status of S 2244?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 2244 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CODES".
- Did S 2244 pass?
- Not yet. S 2244 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2244, and where is it now?
- S 2244 was authored by Sen. John Liu with 10 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 413 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2244 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LIU, BRISPORT, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to divestment from the 1033 federal excess property program 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-y 2 to read as follows: 3 § 837-y. Divestment from 1033 federal excess property program. 1. No 4 local police department, county sheriff's office, the division of the 5 state police or any agency that employs a peace officer in this state 6 shall participate in the 1033 federal excess property program for the 7 purposes of receiving lethal or offensive weapons. The division shall 8 promulgate rules and regulations regarding the definition of lethal or 9 offensive weapons for the purposes of this section. 10 2. The division, in conjunction with the state attorney-general and 11 the division of homeland security and emergency services, shall coordi- 12 nate the return or disposal of all lethal or offensive weapons provided 13 to any local police department, county sheriff's office, the division of 14 the state police or any agency that employs a peace officer in this 15 state pursuant to the 1033 federal excess property program. 16 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one and two of this 17 section, the city of New York shall be permitted to retain such lethal 18 or offensive weapons provided pursuant to the 1033 federal excess prop- 19 erty program for the purposes of counterterrorism as determined by the 20 division, in consultation with the United States department of homeland 21 security. 22 4. The division shall annually prepare and publish a public report on 23 the state of participation in the 1033 federal excess property program 24 in the state. Such report shall be made to the governor, the temporary 25 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the attorney 26 general, and shall be posted on the website of the division. 27 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06235-01-5
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