Skip to content
A3445Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS1405

Give Nuclear Guards Police Powers

Official title

“Provides that trained personnel of the Physical Security Organization of a nuclear facility be given peace officer status”

Sponsor William A. BarclayAD-120+3 co-sponsorsAffects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Codes
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Codes

What's happening

This bill designates trained nuclear facility security personnel as peace officers, but only allows them firearms with a proper license.

Why it matters

The daily · weekday mornings

Albany, before your first meeting.

Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.

Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.

Who cares

Headline styles

Give Nuclear Guards Police Powers

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
William A. Barclay

Assembly Member · Assembly District 120

History

  1. Held for consideration in codes
  2. Referred to codes
  3. Referred to codes

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S1405Senate

Give Nuclear Guards Police Powers

In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Patty Ritchie

Impact 4 · Low0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

3445

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 27, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, FINCH, JOHNS, MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to persons designated as peace officers

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:

14. Trained personnel of the Physical Security Organization of a nuclear facility licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission responsible for maintaining safeguards and protection pursuant to the licensee's security plan when acting pursuant to their special duties in matters relating to maintaining such safeguards and protections; provided, however that nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to authorize such officer to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless the appropriate license therefor has been issued pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05493-01-7

Reflowed for reading: line numbers and page breaks removed. Cite the official text.

Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.