S 507: Permits family court judges, county court judges, family support magistrates and referees to possess weapons, firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 507 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 court officials to possess weapons, firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations 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) family court judges, county court judges, family support magis- 13 trates and referees. 14 § 2. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subdivision 2 of section 265.01-d of 15 the penal law, as amended by section 2 of part F of chapter 55 of the 16 laws of 2023, are amended and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as 17 follows: 18 (g) persons while lawfully engaged in taking of wildlife or attempts 19 to take wildlife pursuant to a hunting permit or license issued by the 20 department of environmental conservation, or as otherwise authorized 21 pursuant to section 11-0707 and 11-0709 of the environmental conserva- 22 tion law; [or] EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02120-01-5 
 S. 507 2 1 (h) persons, while acting in the scope of their official duties, who 2 are employed in the revenue control and security departments of the 3 metropolitan transportation authority, or the New York city transit 4 authority or an affiliate or subsidiary thereof, who are authorized to 5 carry a firearm as part of their employment[.]; or 6 (i) family court judges, county court judges, family support magis- 7 trates and referees. 8 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.