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S 3536: Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location.
What S 3536 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the penal law to permit certain judges, justices, and support magistrates to carry firearms, rifles, or shotguns in sensitive locations. This change would apply to individuals who are licensed to possess firearms under the state's laws. The new provision would allow judges, justices, and support magistrates to carry firearms in specific situations, such as military ceremonies, funerals, and honor guards, as well as while engaging in the sport of biathlon. The changes would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3536
- What is the current status of S 3536?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3536 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 3536 pass?
- Not yet. S 3536 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3536, and where is it now?
- S 3536 was authored by Sen. George Borrello with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 287 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3536 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BORRELLO, TEDISCO -- 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 permitting certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e 2 of the penal law, paragraph (n) as amended and paragraph (o) as added by 3 section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended and a 4 new paragraph (p) is added to read as follows: 5 (n) persons while participating in military ceremonies, funerals, and 6 honor guards; [or] 7 (o) persons while lawfully engaging in learning, practicing, training 8 for, competing in, or travelling into or within the state to learn, 9 practice, train for, or compete in, the sport of biathlon, in accordance 10 with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regu- 11 lations[.]; or 12 (p) persons who are judges, justices or support magistrates of any 13 town or village justice court or of any court of the unified court 14 system and who are duly licensed to possess a pistol or revolver pursu- 15 ant to section 400.00 of this chapter. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08014-01-5
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