STATE OF NEW YORK
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7780
IN SENATE
February 19, 2020
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Introduced by Sens. JORDAN, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to requiring public
hearings prior to the passage of any legislation relating to gun
control
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 32-b
2 to read as follows:
3 § 32-b. Gun control legislation; public hearings. After introduction
4 and a minimum of thirty days prior to voting on any bill relating to gun
5 control the senate codes committee and the assembly codes committee
6 jointly or separately shall conduct a minimum of five public hearings on
7 such bills. Such hearings shall be conducted regionally to provide indi-
8 viduals and organizations throughout the state with an opportunity to
9 comment on such bills. The committees shall make every effort to hear
10 all those who wish to present statements at such public hearings. The
11 chairs of the committees jointly or separately shall publish a schedule
12 of hearings. The testimony from such hearings shall be compiled into a
13 report and posted on the assembly's website and senate's website for
14 public review. For purposes of this section the term "gun control legis-
15 lation" shall mean any legislation which amends, restricts, or in any
16 other manner changes an individual's right to own, possess, carry, or
17 fire any pistol, handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other firearm.
18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10948-02-9