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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S05215 Authorizes the exchange or transfer of firearms, rifles and shotguns pursuant to a decedent's will and/or probate order; prohibits transfers of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

Direction

Firearms preemption sanctuaryAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 90%

Authorizes transfers of firearms, rifles, and shotguns (including certain assault weapons) pursuant to a decedent's will or probate order without a background check, so more ability to transfer firearms by inheritance.

such exchange or transfer is pursuant to a decedent's will and/or probate order, directing such exchange or transfer to a person who qualifies under this section.

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Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Prohibits transfers of large capacity ammunition feeding devices even in permitted inheritance transfers to immediate family or via will/probate, so more restrictions on transferring such devices.

such permissible transfers made pursuant to a decedent's will and/or probate order, directing such exchange or transfer to a person who qualifies under this section, shall not include transfers of large capacity ammunition feeding devices

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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 CONSUMER PROTECTION
Filed
2025-02-19
Committee
Consumer Affairs and Protection
Sponsor
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton D + 1 cosponsor (1 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds an exemption from background-check requirements for firearm transfers via will or probate (expanding access under firearms/preemption-sanctuary) but explicitly bars such transfers from including large-capacity magazines (restricting them under firearms/other).

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
2025-02-19SREFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION