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ALBANY - The state Senate on Wednesday passed a series of new gun-control laws, the latest in a decade-long bid to have more stringent gun laws in New York.
The package of bills comes as lawmakers plan to end the legislative session for the year next week. With the bills passed in the Senate, it will then be up to the Democrat-controlled Assembly to do the same and then send the measures to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for approval.
“We must do everything we can to eliminate the scourge of violence that has cut too many lives short and devastated too many families, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, said in a statement.
Also under consideration before the session ends is the Adult Survivors Act. It would allow adult survivors of sexual abuse and harassment a one-year window of opportunity to bring their abuser to court.
Senate Majority To Pass Further Measures To Prevent Gun Violence
(Albany, NY) The Senate Democratic Majority today, during the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month, will advance legislation to prevent gun violence and make New York’s communities safer. The package includes bills to hold those responsible for the marketing and distribution of firearms used in criminal activity, combat the dangers of imitation weapons, expand safety training for gun owners, enact measures to track gun violence data, and fund meaningful research on this crisis. Additionally, this legislation will improve the enforcement and pre-existing laws against firearm sales to individuals with outstanding warrants and creates forceful measures to eliminate the circulation of unfinished receivers and untraceable weapons.
(Albany, NY) Today, the Senate passed legislation to reform Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) across New York State. The bills will increase accountability and transparency in the IDA process, prevent intra-state piracy, eliminate conflicts of interest, require notice of IDA projects, prohibit certain persons from receiving compensation, allow the public to access and inspect information, and support the preservation of regionally significant projects.
In March of 2019, Senator James Skoufis, Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, opened an investigation into the compliance and practices of public authorities, including Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs), across New York State. The Committee issued information and document requests to 143 public authorities including state authorities, local authorities, industrial development agencies, and local development corporations. In 2019, the Senate Democratic Majority advanced legislation that w
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