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NY A 457

in committee

Exempts private investigators from restrictions on possessing a weapon in sensitive and restrictive locations

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 457 pass?

Not yet. NY A 457 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO CODES

What is NY A 457 about?

Exempts private investigators from restrictions on possessing a weapon in sensitive and restrictive locations while traveling to and from and during the course of their employment and at any necessary and appropriate location during work hours; clarifies that a security guard may possess a weapon going to and from work.

Who sponsors NY A 457?

Phil Steck is the primary sponsor of NY A 457, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Exempts private investigators from restrictions on possessing a weapon in sensitive and restrictive locations while traveling to and from and during the course of their employment and at any necessary and appropriate location during work hours; clarifies that a security guard may possess a weapon going to and from work.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CODES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Phil Steckprimary
  • John T. McDonald IIIcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CODES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 7650not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 5718

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A457?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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