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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

A07438 Relates to designating every government entity which issues licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms as participating agencies for voter registration form distribution and assistance.

Direction

Firearms preemption sanctuaryAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 80%

Designates government entities that issue firearm licenses (carry, possess, repair, dispose) as voter registration agencies, adding a new administrative duty to those entities without changing any rules on who may obtain, carry or use firearms.

every court and law enforcement agency when such entities are issuing licenses to carry, possess, repair or dispose of firearms.

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Immigration enforcement otherAI label

No change to immigration enforcement model confidence 70%

Requires the state board of elections to request that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services include voter registration applications with materials given to new citizens, which facilitates voter registration for naturalized citizens without changing immigration enforcement practices.

The state board of elections shall also make request of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to include applications for registration by mail with any materials which are given to new citizens.

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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 election law
Filed
2025-03-27
Committee
Election Law
Sponsor
Stephen Hawley R + 2 cosponsors (2 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds firearm-licensing entities (courts and law enforcement agencies) to the list of participating voter-registration agencies and directs outreach to federal immigration services for new citizens; both are procedural changes with no substantive effect on firearm access or the scope of state/local immigration enforcement.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07Areferred to election law
2025-03-27Areferred to election law