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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A05599 Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location.

Direction

Firearms carryAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 90%

Adds judges, justices and support magistrates (if licensed) to the list of persons permitted to carry a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location, so more ability to carry firearms in restricted places.

(p) persons who are judges, justices or support magistrates of any town or village justice court or of any court of the unified court system and who are duly licensed to possess a pistol or revolver pursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter.

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Firearms preemption sanctuaryAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 70%

Amends the state penal law's list of exceptions to the sensitive-locations ban, which governs local rules on carrying in those places, so more statewide ability to carry firearms in sensitive locations.

persons who are judges, justices or support magistrates of any town or village justice court or of any court of the unified court system and who are duly licensed to possess a pistol or revolver pursuant to section 400.00 of this chapter.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-07: referred to codes
Filed
2025-02-18
Committee
Codes
Sponsor
Joe Sempolinski R + 1 cosponsor (1 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds an exception to New York's sensitive-locations carry ban (Penal Law 265.01-e) for licensed judges, justices and support magistrates, expanding the ability to carry firearms in those restricted places. It also affects the uniform state rules that preempt varying local gun-carry ordinances in sensitive locations. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.

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Hearings and calendar

Votes

DateChamberMotionYea-Nay
2025-05-13AAssembly Codes Committee: Held for Consideration16-6Passed

Sponsors

Text versions

History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07Areferred to codes
2025-05-13Aheld for consideration in codes
2025-02-18Areferred to codes