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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S00418 Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days.

Direction

Firearms purchase background checksAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Requires dealers to request state approval before any firearm sale and to report each sale within 24 hours, adding a new state-level check and tracking requirement for all purchases.

Each dealer in firearms shall prior to the sale of any firearm to a person request approval of such sale to such person from the division of criminal justice services.

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 90%

Creates a new class A misdemeanor for any person buying or taking possession of more than one firearm in any 30-day period (with listed exceptions), and prohibits dealers from selling to anyone who bought in the prior 30 days, limiting how many firearms a person may acquire in a given time.

A person is guilty of unlawful procurement of a firearm when: 1. Such person purchases or takes possession of more than one firearm from any dealer in firearms during any thirty-day period;

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Firearms preemption sanctuaryAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 80%

Explicitly states that the act does not prevent localities from enacting more restrictive purchase-quantity laws, allowing local rules that are stricter than the new state limit.

Nothing in this act shall prevent localities across the state from enacting more restrictive laws regarding how many firearms may be purchased within a certain period of time.

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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
2025-01-08
Committee
Codes
Sponsor
Michael Gianaris D + 6 cosponsors (6 D)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new state crime limiting firearm purchases to one per 30 days (with exceptions), adds a dealer approval-and-reporting requirement via the state criminal justice division, and clarifies that local governments may impose even stricter limits; all provisions address the firearms topic with a net restrictive effect on purchase volume and access, plus a neutral stance on preemption.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO CODES
2025-01-08SREFERRED TO CODES