Firearms in New York
Measured against: the ability to buy, own, carry or make firearms and accessories.
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Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.
AI summary Requires denial of ammunition background checks for those prohibited from possessing a shotgun or rifle under state or federal law or subject to an extreme risk protection order, so more restrictions on ammunition access.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, red flag erpoStage: Law Oct 21: SIGNED CHAP.316 -
Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to inj
AI summary Establishes a new class A misdemeanor for unsafe storage of a firearm where a minor or prohibited person is likely to and does gain access to it, and requires distribution of safe storage materials to violators, so more restrictions on firearm storage.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsNo change to gun accessred flag erpoStage: Law Oct 21: approval memo.5 -
Relates to gun buy back programs; requires entities operating such programs to check the serial number of all firearms obtained against the NYSPIN records and to obtain the express permission of the lawful owner of any firearm found to be stolen before the destruction thereof.
AI summary Requires gun buyback programs to check serial numbers against stolen firearm records, return stolen guns to eligible owners instead of destroying them, and only destroy if the owner is ineligible, so more firearms are returned to lawful owners rather than destroyed.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Sep 2: referred to codes
All Firearms bills in New York
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Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.
AI summary Requires denial of ammunition background checks for those prohibited from possessing a shotgun or rifle under state or federal law or subject to an extreme risk protection order, so more restrictions on ammunition access.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, red flag erpoStage: Law Oct 21: SIGNED CHAP.316 -
Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to inj
AI summary Establishes a new class A misdemeanor for unsafe storage of a firearm where a minor or prohibited person is likely to and does gain access to it, and requires distribution of safe storage materials to violators, so more restrictions on firearm storage.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsNo change to gun accessred flag erpoStage: Law Oct 21: approval memo.5 -
Relates to gun buy back programs; requires entities operating such programs to check the serial number of all firearms obtained against the NYSPIN records and to obtain the express permission of the lawful owner of any firearm found to be stolen before the destruction thereof.
AI summary Requires gun buyback programs to check serial numbers against stolen firearm records, return stolen guns to eligible owners instead of destroying them, and only destroy if the owner is ineligible, so more firearms are returned to lawful owners rather than destroyed.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Sep 2: referred to codes -
Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Highland Hospital; provides such peace officers are not authorized to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm.
AI summary Grants peace officer status to hospital security officers but explicitly prohibits them from carrying, possessing, repairing or disposing of a firearm without a separate license, so no expansion of firearm carry authority for these officers.
No change to gun accesscarry, otherStage: Law Jul 24: signed chap.173 -
Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; establishes violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
AI summary Imposes a mandatory 10-day waiting period after initiating a background check before any firearm can be delivered to a purchaser, replacing a prior 30-day default option if NICS did not respond.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 5: COMMITTED TO RULES -
Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting.
AI summary Allows physically disabled applicants for a concealed carry license to complete the required two-hour live-fire range training and proficiency demonstration while sitting rather than standing, so more such individuals can satisfy the licensing requirement.
carryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 4: SUBSTITUTED BY A3191A -
Establishes a three calendar day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; provides exceptions where a person possesses a license to purchase, carry or possess a pistol, revol
AI summary Imposes a three-calendar-day waiting period after contacting NYS NICS before most firearm, rifle or shotgun deliveries (with exceptions for certain license holders), so more restrictions on firearm access.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 4: referred to codes -
Establishes an "operation SNUG" program within the division of criminal justice services which provides grant awards to reduce, prevent or respond to gun violence.
AI summary Establishes and funds a grant program for local governments and community organizations to provide educational, youth justice, gang prevention, social work and street outreach services aimed at reducing, preventing or responding to gun violence.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 4: referred to codes -
Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legislature on the results of the study.
AI summary Requires a state agency to study and report on performance standards and qualifying criteria for personalized firearms that can only be fired by authorized users, which would inform potential future rules limiting who can fire a gun.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 4: SUBSTITUTED BY A1191B -
Requires bidders on contracts to purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories to submit a statement that the bidder is licensed and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the sale, transfer, storage and disposition of firearms, a
AI summary Requires state bidders for firearms, ammunition, and accessories to certify compliance with all laws on sale/transfer/storage/disposition, not selling unserialized kits or precursors, having anti-straw-purchase/trafficking policies, screening prohibited buyers, reporting theft/loss, employeetraining
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 4: reported referred to rules -
Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting.
AI summary Allows physically disabled applicants for a concealed carry license to complete the required two-hour live-fire range training and proficiency demonstration while sitting rather than standing, so more such individuals can satisfy the licensing requirement.
carryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 4: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY -
Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legislature on the results of the study.
AI summary Requires a state agency to study and report on performance standards and qualifying criteria to determine the technological viability of personalized firearms (smart guns), which could lead to future policies promoting or requiring such technology.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 4: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY -
Grants peace officer status to certain security officers employed by Highland Hospital; provides such peace officers are not authorized to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm.
AI summary Grants peace officer status to hospital security officers but explicitly states they are not authorized to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm unless they obtain a separate license, so no expansion of firearm carry authority for these officers.
No change to gun accessother, carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 3: SUBSTITUTED BY A7345A -
Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to inj
AI summary Establishes a new class A misdemeanor for storing firearms where a minor or prohibited person is likely to and does gain access, while downgrading the general safe-storage offense from a class A misdemeanor to a violation and repealing the prior first-degree offense, so more enforcement against and,
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 2: SUBSTITUTED BY A1962B -
Establishes the crimes of criminal sale of a flare gun in the first and second degrees; sets restrictions on and requirements for the sale of flare guns.
AI summary Creates new criminal penalties and civil fines for selling flare guns to anyone under 17, and requires ID checks before sales, so more restrictions on acquiring flare guns.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 1: referred to codes -
Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.
AI summary Creates a voluntary process for individuals to add themselves to the NICS and other prohibited-purchaser databases, so more people become subject to background-check prohibitions on buying firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 1: referred to codes -
Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm; requires local law enforcement to initiate a criminal investigation within five business days.
AI summary Requires state division to notify local law enforcement and prosecutors of NICS firearm purchase denials and mandates local police to start a criminal investigation within five business days, so more enforcement against prohibited persons attempting firearm purchases.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 1: amended on third reading 10307b -
Establishes a three calendar day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; provides exceptions where a person possesses a license to purchase, carry or possess a pistol, revol
AI summary Imposes a three-calendar-day waiting period after contacting NYS NICS before most firearm, rifle or shotgun deliveries (with an exception for certain license holders who may take delivery upon a 'proceed' response), so more restrictions on firearm access.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 1: print number 1210c -
Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm; requires local law enforcement to initiate a criminal investigation within five business days.
AI summary Requires state division to notify local law enforcement and prosecutors of NICS firearm purchase denials and mandates local police to start a criminal investigation within five business days, so more enforcement against prohibited persons attempting to buy firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 29: PRINT NUMBER 9486B -
Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions.
AI summary Extends the existing prohibition on purchasing or acquiring firearms, rifles, or shotguns (after certain convictions or disabilities) to also cover ammunition, so less ability to acquire ammunition.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 29: referred to codes -
Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended.
AI summary Requires graphic health and safety warning signs to be displayed by firearms dealers and provided to licensees upon issuance or amendment of a firearm license or permit, adding a new mandated disclosure requirement for gun owners and sellers.
Restricts gun accessotherindustry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 28: PRINT NUMBER 9334A -
Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.
AI summary Requires denial of ammunition background checks for people prohibited from possessing a shotgun or rifle under state or federal law or subject to an extreme risk protection order, so less ability to buy ammunition.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, red flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 28: substituted by s7236 -
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; extends the recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, New York air n
AI summary Expands the definition of machine-gun to include convertible pistols with pistol converters, bans their manufacture/sale/transport by most parties after a date, bans unlicensed sale/distribution/possession of digital firearm manufacturing code for 3D printing or CNC production of firearms and parts,
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: Law May 27: SIGNED CHAP.55 -
Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended.
AI summary Requires graphic health and safety warning signs to be displayed by firearms dealers and provided to licensees upon issuance or amendment of a firearm license or permit, increasing mandated warnings about firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherindustry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 22: print number 10485a -
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; extends the recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, New York air n
AI summary Expands the definition of machine-gun to include convertible pistols with pistol converters, bans their manufacture/sale/transport after a date (with exceptions), and criminalizes sale/distribution/possession of digital firearm manufacturing code for 3D printing of firearms or components without a F
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 21: substituted by s9005c -
Adds falsely reporting the use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument as part of the crimes of falsely reporting an incident in the first and second degrees.
AI summary Expands the definition of falsely reporting an incident in the first and second degrees to include false reports of the use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, increasing the scope of criminal liability for such false reports.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 20: reported referred to rules -
Relates to extreme risk protection orders; defines "exception"; authorizes a police officer or district attorney to file an application for an extreme risk protection order if found that a person meets the requirements of an exception pursuant to section 6340 of the civil practice law and rules; mak
AI summary Expands the definition of when law enforcement must file an ERPO petition and clarifies the criteria for risk of harm to self or others, making it easier to obtain and renew extreme risk protection orders that remove firearms from at-risk individuals.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 20: reported referred to rules -
Requires bidders on contracts to purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories to submit a statement that the bidder is licensed and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the sale, transfer, storage and disposition of firearms, a
AI summary Requires state contractors selling firearms, ammunition, or accessories to certify compliance with all laws, anti-trafficking policies, prohibitions on unserialized kits, theft reporting, employee training, and video surveillance, so more restrictions on who can sell to the state.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 18: PRINT NUMBER 8608A -
Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care.
AI summary Requires hospitals to develop policies, train staff, and coordinate psychiatric services for victims of firearm violence, with no provisions changing rules on buying, owning, carrying or making firearms.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 14: referred to health -
Relates to certain types of imitation guns, including air rifles, pellet guns, and "B-B" guns.
AI summary Expands the definition of 'imitation weapon' to explicitly include air rifles, pellet guns, and BB guns (removing their prior exclusion), subjecting them to related sales and manufacturing rules, while grandfathering prior lawful acquisitions.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, industry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 14: print number 10701a -
Relates to certain types of imitation guns, including air rifles, pellet guns, and "B-B" guns.
AI summary Expands the definition of 'imitation weapon' to explicitly include air rifles, pellet guns, and BB guns (removing their prior exclusion), subjecting them to related sales and manufacturing rules, while grandfathering prior lawful acquisitions.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, industry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 4: PRINT NUMBER 9215A -
Enacts "DJ's law" which requires training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehicle; requires the municipal police training council to develop and disseminate written policies and procedures regarding such force.
AI summary Adds mandatory training, policies, and best practices on when and whether to discharge a firearm at a moving vehicle, which adds restrictions and guidance on that specific use of deadly force.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 27: referred to codes -
Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols.
AI summary Bans manufacture, transport, shipping, and disposition of pistol converters and convertible pistols (with limited exceptions for law enforcement and military), and redefines machine-guns to include equipped convertible pistols, so fewer such devices and pistols in circulation.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 27: PRINT NUMBER 399B -
Removes the deadly weapon or dangerous instrument requirement from aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace officer.
AI summary Removes the requirement that serious physical injury to a police or peace officer be caused by a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, so the offense can be charged (as a class B felony) for assaults without any weapon.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 24: referred to codes -
Prohibits game taken by a firearm using lead ammunition from being donated for human consumption.
AI summary Prohibits donation of game taken with lead ammunition for human consumption (while allowing non-lead and archery), so less use of lead ammunition for hunting.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 23: advanced to third reading cal.381 -
Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols.
AI summary Bans manufacture, transport, sale and possession of pistol converters and convertible pistols (by redefining them as machine guns), so fewer such devices in circulation and less ability to convert semi-automatic pistols into automatic fire.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 23: print number 199b -
Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.
AI summary Creates a voluntary process for individuals to add themselves to the NICS and other prohibited-purchaser databases, so more people will be blocked from buying firearms until they revoke the waiver.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 23: advanced to third reading cal.347 -
Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database.
AI summary Exempts certain licensed individuals (pistol/revolver carriers, semi-automatic rifle purchasers, and hunters) from the requirement to contact the statewide license and record database when buying ammunition, so fewer background checks for ammunition purchases.
purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 21: held for consideration in codes -
Relates to mandatory dispositions and the commission of a felony offense while in possession of a firearm; provides an additional five years imprisonment.
AI summary Adds a mandatory 5-year prison sentence enhancement for any felony committed while in possession of a firearm, increasing the penalty for crimes involving firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 21: held for consideration in codes -
Requires the preparation and dissemination of written materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms; establishes such information shall be provided to students and/or persons in a parental relationship to such students at the beginning of each semester or quarter of th
AI summary Requires schools to distribute information on safe firearm storage and child access prevention laws to parents at the start of each school year, so more awareness of storage requirements.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 13: referred to codes -
Prohibits removal of an adolescent offender to family court where the defendant possessed a loaded firearm during the commission of the offense.
AI summary Adds 'possessed a loaded firearm during the commission of the offense' as a factor that prevents transfer of an adolescent offender case from adult criminal court to family court, so more adolescent offenders who used guns will face adult prosecution and penalties.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 9: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to the regulation of three-dimensional printed firearms; provides that a person who intentionally sells, distributes, or disposes of a three-dimensional printed firearm is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
AI summary Criminalizes the sale, distribution or disposition of digital instructions for 3D-printing various firearms, components, magazines, silencers and assault weapons to unlicensed persons in New York, so fewer people can legally obtain such files and therefore less ability to make restricted firearms.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Apr 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to revoking a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms for a conviction for failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
AI summary Adds conviction under the safe storage law (Penal Law 265.45 or 265.50) as automatic grounds for revoking a firearms license, so more enforcement of storage requirements and greater risk of losing a license for violations involving minors.
Restricts gun accessstorage minors, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 31: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to extreme risk protection orders; defines "exception"; authorizes a police officer or district attorney to file an application for an extreme risk protection order if found that a person meets the requirements of an exception pursuant to section 6340 of the civil practice law and rules; mak
AI summary Expands the definition of risk that triggers mandatory filing of an ERPO petition by police or prosecutors and updates the criteria courts use to issue temporary, final, or renewed ERPOs, so more people are likely to have their firearms access restricted via red-flag orders.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 31: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES -
Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense; adds such weapons in the definition of obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device.
AI summary Allows possession, purchase and sale of electronic dart guns and stun guns for self-defense under regulated conditions, so more ability to own and carry these weapons.
weapon accessory restrictionsRestricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 30: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits game taken by a firearm using lead ammunition from being donated for human consumption.
AI summary Prohibits donation of game taken with lead ammunition for human consumption (while allowing non-lead and archery), so less practical use of lead ammunition for hunting.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 16: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION -
Imposes an excise tax on the gross receipts of the sales of firearms, major components of firearms and ammunition; establishes the gun violence prevention and school safety fund.
AI summary Imposes an 11% excise tax on gross receipts from retail sales of firearms, major components, and ammunition (with exemptions for law enforcement and small sellers), increasing the cost of selling these items and creating new registration, reporting, record-keeping, and enforcement requirements for 3
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 16: PRINT NUMBER 5813A -
Enacts "DJ's law" which requires training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehicle; requires the municipal police training council to develop and disseminate written policies and procedures regarding such force.
AI summary Adds mandatory training and policies restricting when police may discharge firearms at moving vehicles, so fewer such shootings occur.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 16: substituted by s4470a -
Imposes an excise tax on the gross receipts of the sales of firearms, major components of firearms and ammunition; establishes the gun violence prevention and school safety fund.
AI summary Imposes an 11% excise tax on gross receipts from retail sales of firearms, major components, and ammunition by dealers, manufacturers, and sellers (with exemptions for law enforcement and small sellers), which increases the cost of selling firearms and thus restricts the ability to buy, own or carry
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 6: referred to ways and means -
Grants certain park rangers and building security of Erie county peace officer status to issue appearance tickets, simplified traffic informations, simplified parks informations and simplified environmental conservation informations; provides that such shall not be deemed to authorize such officer t
AI summary Grants peace officer status to certain park rangers and building security personnel but explicitly states that this does not authorize them to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm without a separate license, maintaining the existing firearm licensing requirement.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 5: REFERRED TO CODES -
Creates the New York state school resource officer program for school districts outside of New York City; requires retired police officers be certified by the department of education to become school resource officers; allows retired police officers employed as school resource officers to carry a fi
AI summary Allows retired law enforcement officers employed as school resource officers to carry and possess firearms on school grounds if they have the appropriate license, increasing their ability to carry firearms in schools.
carryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 3: REFERRED TO EDUCATION -
Prohibits the enforcement of federal immigration laws while within two hundred feet of specified voting locations; extends the prohibition on electioneering activities to within two hundred feet of the specified voting location; authorizes a county elections official to extend the time for closing t
AI summary Prohibits enforcement of federal immigration laws within 200 feet of polling places and related locations, so less immigration enforcement in those areas.
Restricts gun accesscarryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 3: referred to election law -
Relates to licensing and other provisions relating to firearms.
AI summary Repeals the 2022 law (chapter 371) that added many restrictions to firearm licensing, carry, and related provisions, and amends the remaining law to remove requirements such as the 'good moral character' definition, social media and reference checks, certain training mandates, appeals process, and 3
preemption sanctuary, carry, purchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 20: referred to codes -
Directs the commissioner of education to develop curriculum for firearm safety classes in schools; provides for schools to be able to provide firearm safety instruction which can be used to obtain a hunting license.
AI summary Requires schools to offer optional firearm safety classes (with no actual guns present) that count toward hunter safety certification, increasing student exposure to and familiarity with safe firearm handling.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 30: referred to education -
Directs the state police and department of transportation to conduct a study on the feasibility of installing available technologies to screen incoming cars to the state of New York for weapons; requires the state police to submit a report to the governor and legislature.
AI summary Directs a study on technologies to screen incoming cars for weapons, which if implemented would add new restrictions on transporting firearms into the state.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 21: referred to transportation -
Adds possessing a flare gun with intent to use it unlawfully against another to the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
AI summary Adds flare guns to the list of weapons whose possession with intent to use unlawfully against another is criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, so more restrictions on such weapons.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Grants certain park rangers and building security of Erie county peace officer status to issue appearance tickets, simplified traffic informations, simplified parks informations and simplified environmental conservation informations; provides that such shall not be deemed to authorize such officer t
AI summary Grants peace officer status to park rangers and building security but explicitly states that nothing authorizes them to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm without a separate license, so no new ability to carry firearms as part of the role.
No change to gun accesscarry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Requires that in civil claims under the child victims act, adult survivors act, or a civil sex trafficking claim any insurer who may provide liability coverage for a claim shall, upon request from the claimant or claimant's attorney, provide information regarding each known policy of insurance; prov
AI summary Requires insurers to disclose policy information in civil claims under the Child Victims Act, Adult Survivors Act, or civil sex trafficking claims; this is a procedural insurance disclosure rule with no substantive effect on firearm access, ownership, or restrictions.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO INSURANCE -
Permits courts to remand a principal to the custody of the sheriff for felony offenses involving the possession of firearms and weapons.
AI summary Broadens the list of firearm and weapon possession felonies (under article 265) for which courts may remand the defendant to custody pretrial, so more such defendants are held in jail before trial.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to the recertification process for firearms.
AI summary Eliminates the existing requirement that all firearm licensees recertify to the division of state police every five years with detailed personal and firearms information, so fewer administrative burdens and less risk of license revocation for non-compliance.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Establishes the class A-I felony of criminal use of a firearm for possessing a deadly weapon or displaying what appears to be or is a rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm during the commission of a class A or violent felony; repeals the offenses of criminal use of a firearm
AI summary Creates a new class A-I felony for possessing or displaying a firearm during a class A or violent felony, while repealing the prior first- and second-degree criminal use of a firearm offenses and updating related lists of disqualifying crimes.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Establishes up to a $500 personal income tax credit for the purchase of a gun safe.
AI summary Offers a personal income tax credit of up to $500 for gun safe purchases, reducing the net cost of safe firearm storage.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS -
Repeals the offense of unlawful possession of ammunition feeding devices containing more than seven rounds of ammunition.
AI summary Repeals the offense of unlawful possession of ammunition feeding devices containing more than seven rounds, removing the prior ban on large-capacity magazines.
weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to schools for use in pre-kindergarten through twelfth
AI summary Creates and makes available to schools a voluntary gun violence prevention educational program for pre-K through 12th grade that teaches non-violent conflict resolution and victim prevention skills without opposing gun ownership for hunting or sport, so fewer youth gun injuries via education rather
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO EDUCATION -
Increases certain penalties for certain crimes relating to criminal possession of a weapon or firearm; relates to the release of information to the public, schools or law enforcement pertaining to youthful and adolescent offenders; establishes the crime of criminal solicitation of a minor in a viole
AI summary Increases the felony classification and sentencing severity for multiple crimes of criminal possession and use of weapons and firearms, and adds related offenses to the list of violent felonies, resulting in longer prison terms and fewer opportunities for reduced sentencing.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Enhances sentences for certain offenses involving weapons on or near school grounds; relates to the availability of certain records of juvenile delinquents or youthful offenders; relates to annual earnings limitations for certain retired police officers employed by a school district or a board of co
AI summary Enhances criminal sentences for many weapons and firearms offenses when committed on or within 5000 feet of school grounds, increasing penalties for illegal possession, manufacture, sale, transport and related acts involving firearms, assault weapons, machine guns, silencers, large capacity feeding
Restricts gun accessother, red flag erpo, storage minors, weapon accessory restrictions, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Allows certain judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors who are duly licensed to possess a concealed firearm, to carry such concealed firearm in court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present.
AI summary Adds an exception allowing licensed judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors to carry concealed firearms in unsecured court facilities without magnetometers or security personnel, increasing their ability to carry in those locations.
carryNo change to gun accesspreemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to providing minimum standards governing maternity policy for institutions employing police officers and correctional officers including uniform and/or equipment modifications, exemption from firearm qualification requirements, and ensuring there is no discrimination or poor treatment of pre
AI summary Exempts pregnant police and correctional officers from firearms qualification requirements, so less enforcement of those requirements for them.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Relates to the "Heather D. Heyer act" which increases penalties where a vehicle is used as a weapon in a hate crime and makes it illegal to travel upon a roadway in a vehicle within 1000 feet of a protest.
AI summary Increases criminal penalties for using a vehicle as a weapon in a hate crime, which restricts the ability to use vehicles in violent acts but does not address firearms.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION -
Prohibits persons named on the No Fly List maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation from obtaining or renewing a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms.
AI summary Adds being named on the federal No Fly List as a disqualifying factor for obtaining or renewing a firearms license, so fewer people on the list can legally buy, own or carry firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Establishes a private cause of action for certain violations regarding machine-guns, assault weapons, disguised guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers.
AI summary Prohibits manufacture, distribution, transport, import, sale, or lending of machine-guns, assault weapons, disguised guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers (with limited exceptions), and creates a private civil cause of action with statutory damages and injunctive relief for violations
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, industry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Establishes the class A-I felony of operating as a major firearms trafficker.
AI summary Creates a new class A-I felony for unlawfully selling, exchanging, giving, disposing of, or possessing with intent to sell 20 or more firearms in a one-year period, increasing penalties for large-scale illegal firearms trafficking.
Restricts gun accessother, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the gun violence impact fund; establishes the gun violence impact fund; authorizes the director of the office of victim services to administer grants from the gun violence impact fund.
AI summary Imposes a new excise tax on ammunition sales (2-5 cents per projectile) with revenue dedicated to a gun violence impact fund for victim grants, increasing financial costs and liability exposure specifically tied to ammunition sales.
Restricts gun accessindustry liabilityNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE -
Relates to proceedings involving adolescent offenders and the possession or use of weapons; provides for the access of applicable records; expands the meaning of extraordinary circumstances to include when the defendant is accused of an offense involving the use, possession, or display of a firearm,
AI summary Expands the definition of 'extraordinary circumstances' to include accusations of offenses involving firearms or deadly weapons, making it easier for such cases to remain in adult youth part rather than being transferred to family court.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars.
AI summary Requires firearm owners to obtain and maintain at least $1M in liability insurance covering damages from negligent use, with failure leading to revocation of ownership privileges, so increases financial responsibility and potential barriers for firearm ownership.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO INSURANCE -
Relates to the manufacturing of firearms; requires any firearm manufactured by a three-dimensional printer to contain a unique identifying number and to be registered with the state police.
AI summary Requires 3D-printed firearms to have a unique identifying number inscribed and registered with state police, and limits their manufacture to licensed gunsmiths only, so more restrictions on making firearms.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION -
Relates to making any offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle bail eligible.
AI summary Expands the list of firearm-related offenses that qualify for bail eligibility, making it easier to detain defendants charged with any misdemeanor or felony involving use or possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Creates a civil cause of action for the manufacture, sale, or distribution of assault weapons or ghost guns within the state; aiding and abetting such manufacture, sale or distribution; or intending to aid and abet in such manufacture, sale or distribution; provides for a civil remedy of ten thousan
AI summary Creates a new civil cause of action allowing private plaintiffs to sue manufacturers, distributors, sellers, aiders, abettors or those intending to aid in the making/selling of assault weapons or ghost guns, with statutory damages of at least $10k per violation plus injunctive relief and fees.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY -
Includes within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, the possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun, outside the home, while impaired or intoxicated by use of alcohol or drugs; increases maximum fine for such offense to $10,000; provides for chemical testin
AI summary Creates a new class A misdemeanor for possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun outside the home while intoxicated or impaired by alcohol or drugs, with chemical testing and permit revocation, so more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
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 go
AI summary Exempts licensed private investigators and clarifies for security guards that they may possess firearms in sensitive and restrictive locations while traveling to/from work and during employment, so more ability to carry firearms in those places.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Includes certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as a qualifying offense for consideration of an order of recognizance, release under non-monetary conditions or bail.
AI summary Adds certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree to the list of qualifying offenses that must be considered for bail, recognizance, or non-monetary release conditions, making pretrial detention more likely for those firearm possession charges.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Permits certain federal law enforcement officers and retired officers to possess firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations.
AI summary Adds exceptions allowing active and retired federal law enforcement officers (qualified under LEOSA or with a state pistol license) to possess firearms in restricted and sensitive locations, so more ability to carry them in those places.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits the sale of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or ammunition on state property including state and county fairgrounds, and county, city and municipal property; designates offense as a class A misdemeanor.
AI summary Prohibits sales of firearms, rifles, shotguns or ammunition on state, county, city, municipal property and fairgrounds (with limited exceptions), so fewer places where such sales can legally occur.
Restricts gun accessotherNo change to gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Directs the state police to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations regarding the flagging for further review of bulk purchases of firearms or ammunition.
AI summary Requires the state police to create a central repository and reporting rules for bulk purchases of firearms or ammunition, to be flagged for review and investigation of potential criminal activity, so more scrutiny of certain firearm and ammunition purchases.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Establishes procedures to disassemble and dispose of guns, rifles and firearms purchased by local municipalities and law enforcement agencies through a gun buyback program, including the creation of a log and video recordings.
AI summary Requires agencies to disassemble and destroy guns bought in buyback programs, with video and logging requirements, and bans resale or transfer of such guns (with felony penalty), so fewer such firearms remain available or in circulation.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
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.
AI summary 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.
preemption sanctuaryRestricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION -
Requires credit card, debit card, or processor service companies to allow for the purchase of firearms and firearm ammunition with such services.
AI summary Requires credit card issuers and processors to allow purchases of firearms and ammunition, preventing them from declining such transactions and thereby increasing the ability to buy firearms.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION -
Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply.
AI summary Prohibits use of lead ammunition for taking wildlife on state-owned lands open to hunting and on watershed lands, so less ability to use certain ammunition while hunting.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION -
Relates to limiting the acquisition of a rifle or shotgun to one per ninety-day period.
AI summary Imposes a one-rifle-or-shotgun-per-ninety-days limit on purchases from dealers, so fewer rifles and shotguns can be acquired by any individual in a given period.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION -
Requires a purchaser of any firearm, rifle or shotgun to submit to a mental health evaluation and provide the seller with such purchaser's approval to purchase such firearm.
AI summary Requires a mental health evaluation and approval before any purchase of a firearm, rifle or shotgun, so more restrictions on who can buy firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits the provision of licenses for firearms to persons on the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database; authorizes firearms licenses of persons on the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database to be suspended or revoked; requires the superintendent of state police to search
AI summary Adds the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database to the list of disqualifying criteria for obtaining or renewing a firearms license, so fewer people on those lists can legally buy or possess firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, red flag erpo, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits gun industry members from directing advertising, marketing, promoting, designing, or selling certain firearm-related products in a manner that would encourage unlawful purchase, possession, or use by underage individuals in the state; provides criteria for determining whether a gun industr
AI summary Prohibits gun industry members from advertising, marketing, promoting, designing or selling qualified products in ways that appear to encourage unlawful purchase, possession or use by underage individuals, creating new standards and potential liability for such conduct.
Restricts gun accessindustry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits gun industry members from marketing firearms and firearm related products to minors; excepts instances where marketing is geared toward hunting purposes; establishes a private right of action for violations.
AI summary Prohibits gun industry members from marketing firearms and related products to minors (with a hunting exception), and adds this to the list of required reasonable controls and procedures, creating liability for violations via a private right of action.
Restricts gun accessindustry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Increases the types of firearms that are to be included in the firearm ballistic identification databank.
AI summary Requires manufacturers to include a fired shell casing with each firearm shipped to the state, and requires dealers to submit it to a state ballistic databank for entry, so more firearms are subject to ballistic identification requirements.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION -
Relates to prohibiting the possession of certain 50 caliber firearms; directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful possession of such weapons may be reimbursed for the fair market value thereof upon turning in such weapons to a designated officer.
AI summary Bans possession, manufacture, transport, disposal and defacement of 50 caliber weapons (with limited grandfathering via registration), so fewer people can own or make them.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsNo change to gun accesspreemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to establishing an automatic expunction system for certain records including unconstitutional stops that occurred between January two thousand four and June two thousand twelve by the New York city police department that either resulted in the completion of a UF-250 form or a Form 61 complai
AI summary Automatically expunges records of arrests for criminal possession of a weapon that stemmed from unconstitutional stops and frisks between 2004 and 2012, so those individuals face fewer collateral consequences from such records.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to establishing additional requirements to purchase a firearm, shotgun or rifle; requires a person to apply for a hunting license prior to the purchase of a shotgun or rifle; establishes additional requirements for all firearms, shotguns and rifles including taking a five hour gun safety cou
AI summary Adds requirements for notarized proof of passed drug test and mental health evaluation, social media review, character references, interview, 5-hour safety course, 90% live-fire test, safe storage proof, and expanded background check via fingerprints for all firearm purchases, so more restrictions.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, storage minors, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Grants dealers in firearms access to the New York Statewide Police Information Network to allow law enforcement the opportunity to question persons that attempt to sell stolen firearms.
AI summary Gives licensed firearm dealers access to the NYSPIN law-enforcement database so they can help identify and report persons attempting to sell stolen firearms, enabling more coordination to recover crime guns.
Restricts gun accessother, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to manufacturers' reporting the sale or distribution of firearms to the department of criminal justice services.
AI summary Requires manufacturers to report annually to the state the number of firearms they manufacture and sell, increasing dealer and manufacturer reporting requirements.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a three-dimensional printer capable of creating firearms; prohibits sale to a person who would be disqualified on the basis of criminal history from being granted a license to possess a firearm.
AI summary Requires background checks on purchases of 3D printers capable of making firearms or components, so fewer such printers reach people with disqualifying criminal histories.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location.
AI summary 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.
carry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Removes ammunition and ammunition sales from the requirements of background checks; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto; repeals the background check fund.
AI summary Removes ammunition from the list of items requiring a NICS background check before purchase and repeals related provisions including the background check fund, so fewer background checks are required for ammunition sales.
purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to licensing and other provisions relating to firearms.
AI summary Repeals the 2022 law (chapter 371) that added many post-Bruen restrictions on licensing, carry, sensitive places, and related rules, while amending the remaining licensing statute to remove 'good moral character,' social media and reference requirements, certain training mandates, narrower recert, 3
preemption sanctuary, carry, purchase background checks, otherRestricts gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to reciprocity for pistol permit applications for military personnel; expedites application process.
AI summary Allows active military members with out-of-state pistol permits to carry in NY for up to 90 days and while their NY application is pending, and requires expedited (60-day) processing of their NY permit applications.
carryNo change to gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Allows access to juvenile delinquency records for the purposes of a firearm background check for an applicant who is under the age of twenty-two.
AI summary Expands access to juvenile delinquency records for NICS and state police background checks on firearm applicants under 22, so more records are considered in determining eligibility and more applicants may be blocked from purchasing firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES -
Prohibits the manufacture, modification, sale, transfer, equipping, use, or operation of a robotic device or an uncrewed aircraft equipped or mounted with a weapon within the state.
AI summary Prohibits manufacture, modification, sale, transfer, equipping, use or operation of any robotic device or uncrewed aircraft mounted with a weapon (explicitly including firearms), so fewer armed weaponized systems are available or usable.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION -
Provides that a license to possess a pistol or revolver shall permit the licensee to carry such weapon concealed.
AI summary Removes premises and employment restrictions on pistol/revolver licenses, so that any such license now permits the holder to carry the weapon concealed without regard to employment or place of possession.
carry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Provides that possession and use of a firearm in certain locations under the supervision, guidance and instruction of a qualified firearms instructor shall not be a crime.
AI summary Expands the locations where unlicensed persons who have applied for a pistol license may possess and use a firearm under instructor supervision, by allowing it at additional sites beyond just approved ranges and competitions.
carry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Requires a written determination to be made, on each application for issuance or renewal of a license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, within 180 days of receipt; requires refund of all fees submitted with such application if a determination is not made in a timely manner.
AI summary Requires licensing officers to approve or deny pistol/revolver carry license applications with written notice within 180 days or refund all fees (unless due to factors beyond control), so applicants face a firm deadline rather than indefinite delays.
carry, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Directs the licensing authority in each county to process firearms license applications for victims of domestic abuse who have been issued an order of protection within 14 days of receiving the application.
AI summary Requires licensing officers to process firearms license applications from domestic abuse victims with orders of protection within 14 days (instead of the general 6-month maximum), so faster approval and access to firearms for those applicants.
purchase background checks, carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses.
AI summary Repeals most provisions of the 2013 NY SAFE Act, which created extreme risk protection orders allowing courts to temporarily remove firearms from at-risk individuals, so greater ability to own and possess firearms without such orders.
red flag erpo, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Provides that a license to carry or possess a firearm shall be revoked or suspended where a temporary order of protection or an order of protection has been issued, or a temporary order of protection or an order of protection has been willfully violated.
AI summary Requires revocation or suspension of firearm carry licenses upon issuance or willful violation of a temporary or full order of protection, so less ability to carry firearms.
Restricts gun accesscarry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Provides that the department of transportation shall not prohibit concealed carry firearms at state rest and parking areas and scenic overlooks by persons with a valid permit to carry concealed.
AI summary Prohibits the department of transportation from restricting concealed carry by valid permit holders at state rest areas, parking areas and scenic overlooks, so more ability to carry firearms in those locations.
carry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION -
Allows rifles, shotguns, and firearms on college and university campuses.
AI summary Removes the prohibition on possessing rifles, shotguns, and firearms on college and university campuses (with written authorization), so greater ability to carry firearms there.
carry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
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.
AI summary Designates government entities that issue firearm licenses as voter registration agencies, adding a new administrative duty to those entities without changing any rules on who may obtain, carry or use firearms.
No change to gun accesspreemption sanctuary, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO ELECTIONS -
Requires that no applications, or the literature given therewith, shall be approved, distributed or used in any capacity if they contain an explicit written warning regarding ownership or use of a firearm.
AI summary Prohibits gun license applications and related literature from containing explicit written warnings regarding ownership or use of a firearm, so applicants receive less information about risks or legal limits.
purchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Exempts adolescent offenders who displayed a shotgun, rifle or deadly weapon in furtherance of the underlying offense, or who were illegally in possession of a loaded firearm, from those authorized to be removed to family court.
AI summary Removes the 'displayed a firearm' factor from the list of criteria that prevent adolescent offenders from being removed to family court, so more such offenders (those who displayed but did not possess a loaded firearm) become eligible for family court instead of adult criminal court.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Provides that personnel at New York national guard and air national guard recruiting centers be permitted to carry a firearm.
AI summary Requires national guard recruiting centers to be located only where people are permitted to carry registered personal firearms onsite, so more ability to carry firearms in those locations.
carryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS -
Establishes the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm leading to use in the commission of a crime which is a class E felony.
AI summary Creates a new felony for failing to store a firearm safely as required by existing law if it is then used in a crime that could have been prevented by proper storage, so more penalties for unsafe storage.
Restricts gun accessstorage minors, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits any local police department, county sheriff's office, the division of the state police or any agency that employs a peace officer in this state from participating in the 1033 federal excess property program for the purposes of receiving lethal or offensive weapons.
AI summary Prohibits state and local law enforcement from acquiring lethal or offensive weapons through the 1033 program and requires return or disposal of such weapons already acquired, so fewer military-style weapons available to police.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to designating certain medical providers employed by a municipal police department, while deployed with the special weapons and tactics team, as peace officers.
AI summary Designates tactical medical providers as peace officers but explicitly states they are not authorized to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm without a separate license, so no change to firearm access rules.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish and maintain a database of information relating to the sale or use of microstamped guns in the state and to promulgate regulations regarding the provision of information pertaining to the sale, delivery or use of such guns within the st
AI summary Requires reporting and creates a state database on microstamped guns (which imprint identifying codes on casings), so more tracking and restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Authorizes the sheriff of any county outside the city of New York to issue pistol permits upon the approval of the county clerk.
AI summary Authorizes county sheriffs outside NYC to issue pistol permits (which allow carrying), adding more officials who can grant such licenses and potentially increasing the number of permits issued.
carryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Removes the prohibition on firearm silencers.
AI summary Removes silencers from the list of prohibited devices for hunting and possession in the field, and removes silencer-related features from the assault weapon definition and criminal possession rules, so greater ability to own and use firearm silencers.
weapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION -
Allows access to juvenile delinquency records for the purposes of a firearm background check; authorizes the denial of a firearm license for an applicant who is under the age of thirty and who as a juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for an offense which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a
AI summary Expands access to juvenile delinquency records for NICS and state police background checks on people under 22 or 30, and adds juvenile adjudications as a disqualifier for firearm licenses under 30, so more restrictions on firearm purchases and licensing.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES -
Expands the firearm license to have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of possession, to include open carry.
AI summary Amends the concealed-carry license statute to expressly authorize open carry as well, so more ability to carry firearms in public.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to removing the maximum age limit for firearms instruction exemptions; removes upper age limits of sixteen and twenty-one.
AI summary Removes upper age limits (16 and 21) on supervised possession and use of rifles, shotguns, air guns, pistols and revolvers at shooting ranges and competitions, so more ability for older minors and young adults to possess and fire firearms under instruction.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits falsely reporting an incident and/or making a terroristic threat which include claims of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument being involved or which threaten a school or place of worship.
AI summary Elevates penalties for falsely reporting incidents or making terroristic threats that involve claims of deadly weapons or dangerous instruments, or that target schools or places of worship, by making them higher-degree felonies and classifying some as violent felonies.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Authorizes any justice or judge in the state to obtain a license to have and carry concealed a pistol or revolver; such amendments allow such justices and judges to carry concealed in the courthouse, when read in conjunction with existing language in paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-
AI summary Expands the list of judges and justices who may obtain a concealed carry license and removes geographic limits, allowing more judges to carry concealed firearms including in courthouses.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.
AI summary Repeals the fee charged for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases, so buyers face lower costs when acquiring firearms.
purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Relates to the regulation of municipal shooting ranges, including limiting the hours of operation and addressing noise pollution; directs the department of health to conduct a study describing the contaminants and other pollutants in the ground and water bodies adjacent to certain shooting ranges.
AI summary Imposes new operating hour limits, weekend restrictions, enclosure and noise requirements on municipal shooting ranges, reducing when and how they can be used for firearms practice.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT -
Prohibits the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons; exempts the advertisement of such rifles, shotguns, or firearms for the purposes of recreation, hunting, self-defense or other legal uses of such firearms.
AI summary Prohibits advertising rifles, shotguns or firearms for offensive assault or homicide purposes, while exempting ads for recreation, hunting, self-defense or other legal uses, so more restrictions on how firearms can be marketed.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION -
Establishes the civil rights restoration act; amends provisions regarding firearm licenses and destruction of firearms; exempts certain individuals from providing photographs in order to obtain a firearm license; expands the definition of immediate family.
AI summary Establishes due process protections, higher burden of proof, right to examine records, right to counsel, and restrictions on firearm destruction in Second Amendment proceedings, while requiring notifications and corrections for mental health reports that could lead to firearm disqualification, and a
preemption sanctuary, red flag erpo, other, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to granting certain court reporters peace officer status; includes requirements for possession or a firearm.
AI summary Grants peace officer status to certain court reporters but explicitly does not authorize them to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm without a separate license under penal law 400.00, so no change to firearm carry or possession rules for them.
No change to gun accesscarry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to criminal penalties for possession, theft, or sale of stolen firearms, shotguns and rifles; makes technical corrections to section 155.42 of the penal law.
AI summary Adds knowing possession of a stolen firearm/rifle/shotgun as a new way to commit criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree (class B felony), and adds knowing sale of a stolen firearm/rifle/shotgun as a new way to commit criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree (class B felony), so st
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Requires the division of state police to send renewal notices to holders of a license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver at least 90 days before expiration of such license.
AI summary Requires state police to send renewal notices 90 days before pistol/revolver carry licenses expire, helping holders renew on time and continue carrying.
carryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements including implicit bias, use of force, first aid and firearm training, and outreach for law enforcement; establishes law enforcement peer support through the office of mental health.
AI summary Requires monthly trainings on the proper use of firearms for law enforcement officers.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits the possession of concealed firearms in any national park or national wildlife refuge system; imposes a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a violation thereof.
AI summary Prohibits possession of concealed firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges (with limited exceptions), so less ability to carry firearms in those areas.
Restricts gun accesscarry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION -
Prohibits persons, firms or corporations engaged in the retail business of selling firearms from selling, delivering or transferring child operated firearms; defines "child operated firearm" to mean a pistol or revolver manufactured 1 year after the effective date of these provisions which does not
AI summary Requires new handguns sold at retail to incorporate childproofing mechanisms that prevent an average 5-year-old from firing them, so more restrictions on how firearms can be manufactured and sold without such features.
Restricts gun accessstorage minors, weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the firearm violence intervention fund to help victims of and witnesses to violence.
AI summary Imposes a new excise tax on retail sales of ammunition (5% for .22 caliber or less, 10% for others), with revenue dedicated to violence intervention programs, which increases the cost of ammunition and thus restricts access to firearms and ammunition.
Restricts gun accessindustry liabilityNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE -
Makes it a class B violent felony to fire a gun into a crowded space with the intent to harm or absent the intent to harm when such an act creates a great risk of death to one or more people within the crowded space; establishes the crime of criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space.
AI summary Creates a new class B violent felony for firing a firearm into a crowded space (defined as 3+ people) with intent to harm or when it creates great risk of death, with a mandatory minimum 20-year sentence, so more restrictions on firearm use.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council.
AI summary Establishes a state office and advisory council to coordinate, fund, research, educate on, and recommend policies for preventing gun violence, which in practice supports more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Prohibits openly carrying a rifle or shotgun; establishes exemptions from such prohibition.
AI summary Prohibits openly carrying a rifle or shotgun in public (with listed exemptions), so less ability to openly carry firearms.
Restricts gun accesscarryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of
AI summary Requires the state police forensic lab to accept firearms, ammunition and magazines for DNA analysis in weapons possession cases, which facilitates forensic investigation and prosecution of illegal gun possession.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY -
Revokes community supervision for certain conduct involving kidnapping, coercion, firearms, dangerous weapons, and other conduct.
AI summary Expands the definition of non-technical violation of community supervision to include conduct by those serving a sentence for an offense under article 265 of the penal law (firearms and other dangerous weapons) that violates a specific condition related to the offense, making revocation of community
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION -
Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database.
AI summary Exempts certain licensed individuals (pistol/revolver carriers, semi-automatic rifle buyers, and hunters) from the requirement to contact the statewide license and record database when purchasing ammunition, so fewer background checks for ammunition sales.
purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Allows a person who is at least ten years of age to hunt small game, fowl, deer or bear during applicable seasons without obtaining a hunting license or hunter's education course certification and to possess or control a firearm if the person is within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor.
AI summary Allows persons aged 10+ to possess or control a firearm while hunting without a license or hunter's education if within arm's reach of a qualified mentor, so greater ability for unlicensed minors to carry firearms.
carry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION -
Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.
AI summary Creates a new specific felony for willfully discharging a loaded firearm aimed at certain first responders, increasing criminal penalties for that use of a firearm.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Classifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony.
AI summary Increases the criminal classification (and thus the potential penalties) for unlawful possession of a firearm or failure to register a lawfully possessed firearm, so more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Provides for compensation for injury or death caused by the negligent entrustment of a firearm.
AI summary Creates a state cause of action allowing recovery of actual and punitive damages against any person or entity for negligent entrustment of a firearm, and deems distribution of certain firearms an unreasonable risk, so more civil liability for firearm sellers and manufacturers.
Restricts gun accessindustry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY -
Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor; makes technical corrections.
AI summary Requires a firearms safety certificate (involving application with personal data, training, live firing, exam, and renewal every 2 years) to possess any firearm and to receive transfers, so more restrictions on firearm access.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, storage minors, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to gun buy back programs; requires entities operating such programs to check the serial number of all firearms obtained against the NYSPIN records and to obtain the express permission of the lawful owner of any firearm found to be stolen before the destruction thereof.
AI summary Requires gun buyback programs to check serial numbers against stolen firearm records, return stolen guns to eligible owners instead of destroying them, and allows destruction only if the owner is ineligible, so more firearms are returned to lawful owners rather than destroyed.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Directs the division of criminal justice services to develop information on the safe storage of firearms to be provided to parents of school children.
AI summary Requires schools to distribute information on safe firearm storage (including legal duties under penal law) to all parents at the start of each school year, so more awareness of and compliance with storage requirements for households with children.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO EDUCATION -
Removes the deadly weapon or dangerous instrument requirement from aggravated assault upon a police officer or peace officer.
AI summary Removes the requirement that serious physical injury to a police or peace officer be caused by a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, so the offense can now be charged based on other means of causing injury.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Permits family court judges, county court judges, family support magistrates and referees to possess weapons, firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations.
AI summary Adds family court judges, county court judges, family support magistrates and referees to the list of persons permitted to possess weapons, firearms, rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations, so more ability to carry them in those places.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Repeals provisions of law prohibiting the possession of certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices and the exemption of certain ammunition feeding devices at firing ranges.
AI summary Repeals the ban on possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, so more ability to own them.
weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to firearms; authorizes the transfer of certain weapons from an estate to an immediate member of the decedent's family; relates to reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health professionals.
AI summary Repeals section 400.03 of the penal law, which had required sellers of ammunition to be licensed and to conduct background checks on ammunition sales, so fewer restrictions on ammunition purchases and sales.
industry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
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.
AI summary 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.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherNo change to gun accesspreemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Defines the term "mass shooting" for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident in which at least four people are murdered or injured with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.
AI summary Changes the definition of 'mass shooting' from four or more injured to four or more murdered or injured, which affects which incidents trigger emergency response measures and access to emergency funding.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to the transfer, acceptance, or purchase of military weapons from the United States government; prohibits participation in the 1033 federal excess property program; provides exceptions.
AI summary Prohibits state police, sheriffs, town police, and certain municipal police from authorizing the transfer, acceptance, or purchase of military weapons from the US government (including via the 1033 program), except for NYC and state police for counter-terrorism purposes, so fewer military-grade arms
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO FINANCE -
Exempts retired judges from the crime of criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location.
AI summary Exempts retired judges from the prohibition on possessing firearms in sensitive locations, so more ability to carry them in those places.
carry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Provides that when a person is convicted of two or more felony counts and at least one of which is an offense defined in article 265 of the penal law involving the possession or use of an illegal firearm, rifle or shotgun, the sentences must run consecutively.
AI summary Requires consecutive sentences for multiple felonies when at least one involves possession or use of an illegal firearm under Penal Law article 265, increasing the total prison time served for such firearm offenses.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO CODES -
Authorizes the carrying of service-issued firearms by military personnel at recruiting centers while on duty.
AI summary Authorizes military personnel at recruiting centers to carry service-issued firearms while on duty, increasing their ability to carry firearms in those locations.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS -
Permits the possession and use of devices that silence, suppress, or muffle the sound or natural report of a firearm when the firearm is discharged, provided the host firearm to which the device is attached is allowed and is a rifle that is manually operated by a bolt.
AI summary Removes silencers from the list of prohibited devices for hunting/possession in the field and from the definition of assault weapons, and adds an exception allowing lawful possession and use of firearm silencers on bolt-action rifles, so greater ability to own and use firearm suppressors.
weapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to environmental conservation -
Relates to removing the maximum age limit for firearms instruction exemptions; removes upper age limits of sixteen and twenty-one.
AI summary Removes upper age limits (16 and 21) on supervised possession and use of rifles, shotguns, air guns, pistols and revolvers at shooting ranges and competitions, so more ability for older minors and young adults to possess and fire firearms under instruction.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Prohibits the release of personal medical records or information without a warrant or express written authorization of the individual; prohibits the condition of the consent of release for an application for a firearms license.
AI summary Limits law enforcement access to applicants' personal medical records during firearms license investigations to only mental hygiene records, a warrant, or notarized consent, and prohibits requiring such consent as a condition of license application unless specific belief of disqualifying medical iss
purchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes the crimes of criminal sale of a flare gun in the first and second degrees; sets restrictions on and requirements for the sale of flare guns.
AI summary Establishes new criminal penalties and civil fines for selling flare guns to anyone under 21, and requires ID checks before any sale, so greater restrictions on acquiring flare guns.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the regulation of municipal shooting ranges, including limiting the hours of operation and addressing noise pollution; directs the department of health to conduct a study describing the contaminants and other pollutants in the ground and water bodies adjacent to certain shooting ranges.
AI summary Imposes operating hour limits, weekend restrictions, enclosure and noise requirements on municipal shooting ranges, so less ability to operate them freely.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to local governments -
Relates to prohibiting the possession of certain 50 caliber firearms; directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful possession of such weapons may be reimbursed for the fair market value thereof upon turning in such weapons to a designated officer.
AI summary Bans possession, manufacture, transport, disposal and defacement of 50 caliber weapons (with limited grandfathering via registration), so fewer people can own or make them.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires victims of firearm violence be offered and/or provided psychiatric care.
AI summary Requires hospitals to develop policies, train staff, and offer or coordinate psychiatric services specifically for victims of firearm violence upon discharge, increasing structured support for those affected by gun violence.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to health -
Relates to issuance of warrants for seizures of firearms in supreme court and family court.
AI summary Expands the ability of petitioners and courts to obtain and issue warrants for the seizure of firearms when a respondent refuses to surrender them or for other good cause in protection order cases, including allowing applications when family court is not in session and by parties seeking protection.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes a private cause of action for certain violations regarding machine-guns, assault weapons, disguised guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers.
AI summary Prohibits manufacture, distribution, transport, import, sale, or lending of machine-guns, assault weapons, disguised guns, ghost guns, and unfinished frames or receivers (with limited exceptions), so fewer such items can be obtained or possessed in the state.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, industry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to economic development -
Relates to providing minimum standards governing maternity policy for institutions employing police officers and correctional officers including uniform and/or equipment modifications, exemption from firearm qualification requirements, and ensuring there is no discrimination or poor treatment of pre
AI summary Exempts pregnant police and correctional officers from firearms qualification requirements during pregnancy, so less enforcement of ongoing firearms proficiency standards for those officers.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Relates to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree; increases penalties for possession of a weapon on subways and mass transit trains.
AI summary Creates a new felony for criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree when a weapon is used or attempted to be used in another criminal act while in a subway station, train, or similar mass transit location, increasing penalties for such possession and use in those areas.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires the preparation and dissemination of written materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms; establishes such information shall be provided to students and/or persons in a parental relationship to such students at the beginning of each semester or quarter of th
AI summary Requires schools to distribute information on child access prevention laws and safe firearm storage to parents at the start of each school year, increasing awareness and likely compliance with storage requirements.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Permits courts to remand a principal to the custody of the sheriff for felony offenses involving the possession of firearms and weapons.
AI summary Broadens the list of firearm and weapon possession felonies (under article 265) for which courts are permitted to remand the defendant to custody pretrial, so more such defendants are subject to pretrial detention.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
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.
AI summary 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.
No change to gun accesspreemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to election law -
Prohibits the possession of concealed firearms in any national park or national wildlife refuge system; imposes a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a violation thereof.
AI summary Prohibits possession of concealed firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges (with limited exceptions), so less ability to carry firearms in those locations.
Restricts gun accesscarry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development -
Authorizes the possession of certain antique rifles and their modern day replicas.
AI summary Expands the exemption for certain tubular feeding devices on antique or replica rifles from the definition of large capacity ammunition feeding device, allowing their possession and transfer under conditions.
weapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Exempts from disclosure, under the freedom of information law, the issuance of pistol permits to active and retired police officers, peace officers and correction officers.
AI summary Creates a specific FOIL exemption for pistol permit records of current and retired police, peace, and correction officers (with a carve-out allowing disclosure to law enforcement for investigations), reducing public transparency on these licenses without changing who may obtain them.
Restricts gun accesspreemption sanctuaryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements including implicit bias, use of force, first aid and firearm training, and outreach for law enforcement; establishes law enforcement peer support through the office of mental health.
AI summary Requires monthly trainings on the proper use of firearms for law enforcement officers, increasing mandated firearm-related training without changing rules on who may buy, own or carry firearms.
No change to gun accessotherRestricts gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Requires the submission of proof of personal liability insurance prior to the issuance or renewal of a license to carry a firearm.
AI summary Requires applicants to submit proof of personal liability insurance before a license to carry a firearm can be issued or renewed, so adds a new financial and administrative barrier to obtaining or keeping a carry license.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Exempts retired judges from the crime of criminal possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in a sensitive location.
AI summary Exempts retired judges from the prohibition on possessing firearms in sensitive locations, so more ability for them to carry there.
carry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the transfer, acceptance, or purchase of military weapons from the United States government; prohibits participation in the 1033 federal excess property program; provides exceptions.
AI summary Prohibits state police, sheriffs, town police, and other local police from authorizing the transfer, acceptance, or purchase of military weapons from the US government via the 1033 program (with narrow exceptions for NYPD and state police for counter-terrorism), so less access to military-grade gear
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Relates to proceedings involving adolescent offenders and the possession or use of weapons; provides for the access of applicable records; expands the meaning of extraordinary circumstances to include when the defendant is accused of an offense involving the use, possession, or display of a firearm,
AI summary Expands the definition of 'extraordinary circumstances' to include accusations of offenses involving firearms or deadly weapons, making it easier for such cases to remain in adult youth part rather than being transferred to family court, and adds prior weapon offenses as a basis for that finding.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Prohibits the provision of licenses for firearms to persons on the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database; authorizes firearms licenses of persons on the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database to be suspended or revoked; requires the superintendent of state police to search
AI summary Adds the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database to the list of disqualifiers for obtaining or renewing a firearms license, so fewer people on those lists can legally buy or possess firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, red flag erpo, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Revokes community supervision for certain conduct involving kidnapping, coercion, firearms, dangerous weapons, and other conduct.
AI summary Expands the definition of non-technical violation of community supervision to include conduct by those serving a sentence for an offense under article 265 of the penal law (firearms and other dangerous weapons) that violates a specific condition related to the offense, making revocation and reincarc
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to correction -
Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the firearm violence intervention fund to help victims of and witnesses to violence.
AI summary Imposes a new excise tax on retail sales of ammunition (5% for .22 caliber or less, 10% for others), with revenue directed to a violence intervention fund, which increases the financial cost of ammunition sales.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to ways and means -
Establishes the crime of falsely filing an extreme risk protection order to be punishable as a class E felony.
AI summary Creates a new class E felony for knowingly using false information to file an extreme risk protection order application, adding a penalty that deters misuse of the ERPO process.
No change to gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Enhances sentences for certain offenses involving weapons on or near school grounds; relates to the availability of certain records of juvenile delinquents or youthful offenders; relates to annual earnings limitations for certain retired police officers employed by a school district or a board of co
AI summary Enhances criminal sentences for many weapons and firearms offenses when committed on or within 5000 feet of school grounds, increasing penalties for illegal possession, manufacture, sale, and related acts.
Restricts gun accessother, red flag erpo, storage minors, weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to licenses to carry and possess firearms for police officers; authorizes police officers to apply for a firearms license that is valid throughout the state.
AI summary Authorizes police officers to obtain a statewide license to carry and possess firearms, allowing carry in every county and city rather than being limited to specific jurisdictions.
carry, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to extreme risk protection orders for law enforcement officers; requires certain law enforcement officers to receive legal representation for matters relating to an extreme risk protection order; authorizes law enforcement officers or district attorneys to use discretion in determining when
AI summary Gives police and prosecutors discretion not to seek ERPOs when there is no firearm nexus or when the respondent is already barred from possessing firearms, so fewer ERPOs are sought and issued.
red flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars.
AI summary Requires firearm owners to obtain and maintain at least $1M in liability insurance covering damages from negligent use, with failure leading to revocation of ownership privileges, so increases financial responsibility and potential barriers for firearm ownership.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to insurance -
Permits certain judges, justices and support magistrates to carry a firearm, rifle, or shotgun in a sensitive location.
AI summary 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.
carry, preemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Allows persons participating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun, provided that such person has received prior approval from the municipality or other appropriate entity.
AI summary Creates an exception allowing possession of firearms during military ceremonies, funerals, honor guards and similar formal events (with prior approval), so more ability to possess and carry firearms in those settings.
carry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Removes ammunition and ammunition sales from the requirements of background checks; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto; repeals the background check fund.
AI summary Removes ammunition from the list of items requiring a background check for purchase, and repeals related provisions including the background check fund, so fewer background checks are required overall.
purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Provides that the department of transportation shall not prohibit concealed carry firearms at state rest and parking areas and scenic overlooks by persons with a valid permit to carry concealed.
AI summary Prohibits the department of transportation from restricting concealed carry by valid permit holders at state rest areas, parking areas and scenic overlooks, so more ability to carry firearms in those locations.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to transportation -
Relates to the criminal possession of a ghost gun; makes such possession a class C felony unless you are a licensed gunsmith or dealer in firearms with intent to manufacture and/or distribute such firearms; requires educational materials shall be provided for no less than 2 years after the effective
AI summary Adds ghost guns to the list of items whose unlicensed possession is criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree (a class C felony), with a narrow exception for licensed gunsmiths/dealers and a voluntary surrender defense, so more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes procedures to disassemble and dispose of guns, rifles and firearms purchased by local municipalities and law enforcement agencies through a gun buyback program, including the creation of a log and video recordings.
AI summary Requires agencies to disassemble and destroy guns bought in buyback programs, with video and logging requirements, and bans resale or transfer of such guns (with felony penalty), so fewer opportunities for those guns to re-enter circulation.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the definition of an assault weapon.
AI summary Removes thumbhole stocks, certain grips, bayonet mounts, flash suppressors, and grenade launchers from the list of features that make a semiautomatic rifle an assault weapon, and removes thumbhole stocks, certain grips, and fixed magazines over seven rounds from the list for semiautomatic shotguns,
weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to establishing an automatic expunction system for certain records including unconstitutional stops that occurred between January two thousand four and June two thousand twelve by the New York city police department that either resulted in the completion of a UF-250 form or a Form 61 complai
AI summary Establishes automatic expunction of records for arrests including those for criminal possession of a weapon that stemmed from unconstitutional stops and frisks between 2004 and 2012.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Makes possession and sale of armor piercing ammunition a class B felony; includes exchanging and disposing of armor piercing ammunition.
AI summary Makes possession of armor piercing ammunition a class B felony and adds it as a basis for criminal sale of a firearm, so more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Designates ordinance officers of the city of Mount Vernon police department as peace officers; authorizes such officers to carry a firearm while performing duties as a peace officer if appropriate license has been issued therefor.
AI summary Designates ordinance officers as peace officers and authorizes them to carry a firearm while performing duties if they have the appropriate license, increasing the number of officers permitted to carry firearms in an official capacity.
carryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Defines the term "mass shooting" for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident in which at least four people are murdered or injured with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.
AI summary Changes the definition of 'mass shooting' for emergency response and funding purposes from four or more injured to four or more murdered or injured, which could expand the number of incidents qualifying for such measures and funding.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Makes it a class B violent felony to fire a gun into a crowded space with the intent to harm or absent the intent to harm when such an act creates a great risk of death to one or more people within the crowded space; establishes the crime of criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space.
AI summary Creates a new class B violent felony for firing a firearm into a crowded space (defined as 3+ people) with intent to harm or when it creates great risk of death, with a mandatory minimum 20-year sentence, so more restrictions and penalties on firearm use.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Authorizes, in the county of Chautauqua, the possession of a pistol or revolver while attending a firearms familiarity, safety, loading and firing course conducted by a law enforcement agency.
AI summary Authorizes unlicensed persons who have applied for a pistol license and appear eligible to possess (including carry) a law-enforcement-owned pistol or revolver at a supervised training course in Chautauqua County, creating a narrow exception to the general prohibition on unlicensed possession.
carryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Authorizes the possession and use of a single shot .22 caliber rifle by a person eleven years of age while supervised at an indoor or outdoor shooting range.
AI summary Allows 11-year-olds to possess and fire a .22 rifle at approved shooting ranges under qualified adult supervision, increasing the ability of minors to handle firearms in that setting.
carry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Expands the firearm license to have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of possession, to include open carry.
AI summary Amends the concealed carry license to also authorize open carry without regard to employment or place of possession, so more ability to openly carry firearms in public.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Prohibits removal of an adolescent offender to family court where the defendant possessed a loaded firearm during the commission of the offense.
AI summary Prohibits removal of adolescent offenders to family court (which is more lenient) if they possessed a loaded firearm during the offense, so more adolescent offenders who used firearms will face adult criminal court instead of juvenile proceedings.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of
AI summary Requires the state police forensic lab to accept firearms, ammunition and magazines for DNA testing in illegal-possession cases, which increases the forensic tools available to prosecute illegal gun possession.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires the use of canines trained to detect drugs and firearms during inspections of day care facilities or premises.
AI summary Requires use of drug- and firearm-detecting canines during day care inspections, so more likely that firearms on the premises will be detected and addressed.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to children and families -
Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor; makes technical corrections.
AI summary Requires a firearms safety certificate (involving application with personal details, training, live firing, exam, and renewal every 2 years) to possess any firearm and to receive transfers, so more restrictions on firearm access.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, storage minors, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires the division of state police to send renewal notices to holders of a license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver at least 90 days before expiration of such license.
AI summary Requires state police to send renewal notices 90 days before pistol/revolver license expiration, making it easier for holders to renew and continue carrying without interruption.
carry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Directs the office of information technology services to establish a gun violence alert system to be added to the emergency alert notification system, known as alert.ny.gov or NY-Alert to provide real-time warnings and emergency information pertaining to gun violence to citizens of New York State.
AI summary Creates a real-time public alert system notifying people within a one-mile radius of reported gun violence incidents, increasing public awareness and safety measures around gun violence.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Requires that firearms surrendered under a municipal gun buyback program shall be rendered inoperable, and all components unable to be reused; prohibits the acceptance of firearms which were manufactured for the purpose of surrender for remuneration.
AI summary Requires that firearms surrendered in municipal gun buyback programs must be rendered inoperable with all components unable to be reused, and prohibits acceptance of firearms manufactured for the purpose of surrender for remuneration, so fewer surrendered guns can be resold or reused.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the recertification process for firearms.
AI summary Eliminates the requirement for all firearm licensees to recertify every five years with the state police (including providing personal information and an affirmation of eligibility), so licensees face fewer ongoing compliance obligations to maintain their licenses.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.
AI summary Repeals the fee for background checks on firearm and ammunition purchases, so the cost to buyers decreases.
purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to adding St. Lawrence county sheriff as an additional firearms licensing officer as well as judges or justices of a court of record having an office in the county of St. Lawrence.
AI summary Replaces gendered pronoun 'his' with gender-neutral 'their' in the definition of licensing officer, with no substantive change to licensing rules.
No change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes the ammunition purchase certification act which requires purchasers of ammunition to have an ammunition purchase permit number.
AI summary Requires a background check and permit for all ammunition purchases in the state, so more restrictions on ammunition access.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Classifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony.
AI summary Increases the criminal classification (and thus the potential penalty) for illegal possession of a firearm, so more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires a written determination to be made, on each application for issuance or renewal of a license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver, within 180 days of receipt; requires refund of all fees submitted with such application if a determination is not made in a timely manner.
AI summary Requires licensing officers to approve or deny pistol/revolver carry license applications with written notice within 180 days or refund all fees (unless due to factors beyond control), so applicants face a hard timeline for decisions on carry permits.
carry, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Authorizes the carrying of service-issued firearms by military personnel at recruiting centers while on duty.
AI summary Authorizes military personnel at recruiting centers to carry service-issued firearms while on duty, increasing their ability to carry firearms in those locations.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to governmental operations -
Modifies the crime of criminal solicitation in the third degree; provides that a person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the third degree when such person, being over eighteen years of age, with the intent that another person under eighteen years of age engage in conduct that would constitute c
AI summary Adds a specific way for adults to be guilty of criminal solicitation in the third degree by providing a loaded firearm to a minor under 18 with intent for them to commit a gun crime under article 265, so more restrictions on providing firearms to minors for criminal use.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires liability insurance for owners of firearms, rifles and shotguns.
AI summary Requires all firearm owners to obtain and maintain liability insurance covering damages from negligent use, with failure leading to fines and revocation of ownership privileges, so increases financial responsibility and potential costs for owning firearms.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to insurance -
Directs the division of criminal justice services to develop information on the safe storage of firearms to be provided to parents of school children.
AI summary Requires schools to distribute information on safe firearm storage (including to prevent access by children), so more awareness and compliance with storage rules.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to education -
Makes it unlawful to wear a body vest while committing any crime while possessing a deadly weapon.
AI summary Expands the definition of the existing crime of unlawful wearing of body armor to cover any misdemeanor or felony (instead of only violent felonies) while possessing any deadly weapon (instead of only firearms, rifles or shotguns), and requires consecutive sentencing, so more enforcement against use
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to expenses borne by counties outside of the city of New York for the issuance and maintenance of record books utilized by authorized gunsmiths in the sale and disposition of firearms in the state.
AI summary Shifts the cost of providing record books for firearm sales from counties to the state Division of State Police, reducing the financial burden on counties while maintaining the same record-keeping requirements for gunsmiths and dealers.
No change to gun accessother, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to pistol permit applications for military personnel; requires the licensing officer to act on an application for any member of the active or reserve component of the armed forces within 90 days of presentment.
AI summary Requires licensing officers to decide pistol permit applications from military personnel within 90 days and allows out-of-state military licensees to carry in NY for up to 90 days (or while a NY application is pending), so greater ability to carry firearms.
carryNo change to gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; establishes violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
AI summary Imposes a mandatory 10-day waiting period after initiating a background check before any firearm can be delivered to a purchaser (replacing a prior 30-day alternative), so more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish and maintain a database of information relating to the sale or use of microstamped guns in the state and to promulgate regulations regarding the provision of information pertaining to the sale, delivery or use of such guns within the st
AI summary Creates a mandatory state database and reporting requirements for microstamped guns (those that imprint identifying codes on casings), so more tracking and restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to correction -
Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense; adds such weapons in the definition of obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device.
AI summary Allows possession, purchase and sale of electronic dart guns and stun guns for self-defense (with some limits on buyers and device specs), so more ability to own and carry these weapons.
weapon accessory restrictionsRestricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Exempts certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices from certain requirements of the penal law.
AI summary Exempts pre-1994 large capacity ammunition feeding devices from penal law requirements, so more ability to possess them.
weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses; relates to private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shotguns; establishes a minimum age to possess a firearm relating to gun control.
AI summary Repeals the 2013 NY SAFE Act's requirement for background checks on private sales of firearms, so more private transfers can occur without checks and thus greater ability to acquire firearms.
purchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to liability for the manufacture, sale, leasing or other disposition of ammunition feeding devices and compensation for damages.
AI summary Imposes strict liability on manufacturers and dealers of large-capacity ammunition feeding devices for damages from illegal firearm discharges using them, increasing their legal exposure and potential costs.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to judiciary -
Establishes the civil rights restoration act; amends provisions regarding firearm licenses and destruction of firearms; exempts certain individuals from providing photographs in order to obtain a firearm license; expands the definition of immediate family.
AI summary Adds due process protections, higher burden of proof, right to examine records, right to counsel, restrictions on firearm destruction, notification requirements for reports that could lead to firearm disqualification, penalties for false reports, limits on use of medical records for firearms, and a
preemption sanctuary, red flag erpo, other, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to judiciary -
Requires that no applications, or the literature given therewith, shall be approved, distributed or used in any capacity if they contain an explicit written warning regarding ownership or use of a firearm.
AI summary Prohibits gun license applications and related literature from containing explicit written warnings about firearm ownership or use, so applicants receive less information about risks or legal limits.
purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Allows access to juvenile delinquency records for the purposes of a firearm background check for an applicant who is under the age of twenty-two.
AI summary Expands access to juvenile delinquency records for NICS and state police background checks on firearm applicants under 22, so more records are considered in determining eligibility and more applicants may be blocked from purchasing firearms.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to judiciary -
Authorizes the court the discretion to release persons charged with certain crimes involving possession of a firearm on their own recognizance or under non-monetary conditions, fix bail, or commit the person to the custody of the sheriff.
AI summary Gives courts discretion to set bail, release on recognizance, or detain defendants charged with certain firearm possession or weapon crimes without having to consider flight risk or use the least restrictive conditions, making pretrial detention for those charges more likely.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Allows a person who is at least ten years of age to hunt small game, fowl, deer or bear during applicable seasons without obtaining a hunting license or hunter's education course certification and to possess or control a firearm if the person is within arm's reach of a qualified hunting mentor.
AI summary Allows unlicensed persons aged 10+ to possess or control a firearm while hunting if within arm's reach of a qualified mentor, so greater ability to possess and use firearms without a license or education course.
carry, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to environmental conservation -
Grants a sales and compensating use tax exemption for the sale of items designed to ensure the safe handling and storage of firearms including safe storage depositories, firearm safety locks and trigger locks.
AI summary Exempts sales of safe storage depositories, firearm safety locks, trigger locks and similar items from sales and use tax, making them cheaper and more likely to be purchased and used for safe firearm storage.
storage minorsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to ways and means -
Provides for the temporary surrender of firearms to the police by any person who is taken into custody by the police for the purpose of a mental examination and prior to an examination ordered pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law; requires a "cooling off period" fol
AI summary Requires temporary surrender of firearms by anyone taken into custody for a mental examination, with a 30-day cooling-off period after psychiatric discharge before return (or after examiner determines no threat), so more restrictions on firearm access for people with recent mental health crises.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a three-dimensional printer capable of creating firearms; prohibits sale to a person who would be disqualified on the basis of criminal history from being granted a license to possess a firearm.
AI summary Requires criminal history background checks before selling 3D printers capable of printing firearms or components, so fewer such printers can be bought by people with disqualifying records.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Authorizes amendments to a license to carry or possess a firearm to be made by the filing officers or county clerk of each county, unless otherwise specified through resolution of the county's legislative body.
AI summary Authorizes county legislative bodies to pass a resolution specifying who acts as the filing officer for firearm license amendments (instead of defaulting to the county clerk), allowing local variation in administrative procedures for gun licenses.
No change to gun accesspreemption sanctuary, carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Provides for the confidentiality of applications for licenses for the possession of firearms.
AI summary Makes applications and supporting records for firearm licenses confidential and not subject to public disclosure under the public officers law, so less public information about who has firearm licenses.
preemption sanctuaryNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council.
AI summary Establishes a state office and advisory council to coordinate, fund, research, educate on, and recommend policies for preventing gun violence, which in practice supports more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the manufacturing of firearms; requires any firearm manufactured by a three-dimensional printer to contain a unique identifying number and to be registered with the state police.
AI summary Requires 3D-printed firearms to have a unique identifying number inscribed and registered with state police, and limits their manufacture to licensed gunsmiths only, so more restrictions on making firearms.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Restricts the locations of gunsmiths and dealers in firearms in relation to child day care or educational facilities, and places of worship.
AI summary Adds new restrictions on where new gunsmith and firearms dealer licenses may be granted, prohibiting them within 500 feet of day cares, schools, places of worship or too close to other dealers in larger localities (with grandfathering for existing licenses).
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age.
AI summary Requires notification to exhibitors that NICS checks must be completed prior to all firearm sales or transfers (including rifles and shotguns) and coordinates with state police to provide access for such checks, so more background checks on gun-show sales.
Restricts gun accessother, purchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to economic development -
Allows access to juvenile delinquency records for the purposes of a firearm background check; authorizes the denial of a firearm license for an applicant who is under the age of thirty and who as a juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for an offense which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a
AI summary Expands access to juvenile delinquency records for NICS and state police background checks on people under 22 or 30, and adds juvenile adjudications for felonies/serious offenses as a disqualifier for firearm licenses under 30, so more restrictions on firearm purchases and licensing.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checksStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the definition of assault weapons; removes certain characteristics from the definition of assault weapons.
AI summary Removes several features (such as a protruding pistol grip, thumbhole stock, flash suppressor, muzzle brake, bayonet mount, shroud, and fixed magazine over 7 rounds) from the list of characteristics that qualify a semiautomatic rifle, shotgun, or pistol as an assault weapon, so fewer firearms are so
weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the prosecution of certain juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18 charged with certain felony offenses, including possession of a firearm; relates to the transfer of such cases to family court.
AI summary Removes the prior requirement that adolescent offenders charged with violent felonies or certain firearm felonies (article 265) must be prosecuted as adults unless the court finds otherwise; instead makes transfer to family court the default option except for specific serious cases.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Includes certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as a qualifying offense for consideration of an order of recognizance, release under non-monetary conditions or bail.
AI summary Adds certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree to the list of qualifying offenses that must be considered when deciding on orders of recognizance, release under non-monetary conditions, or bail, making pretrial detention more likely for those firearm possession charges.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the regulation of three-dimensional printed firearms; provides that a person who intentionally sells, distributes, or disposes of a three-dimensional printed firearm is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
AI summary Criminalizes the sale, distribution or online sharing of digital instructions for 3D-printing various firearms, assault weapons, magazines, silencers and other components to unlicensed persons in New York, so fewer people can legally obtain or use such 3D-printed items.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
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.
AI summary Requires dealers to request approval from the division of criminal justice services prior to any firearm sale and to report each sale within 24 hours, adding a new state-level check and reporting requirement for every purchase.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherNo change to gun accesspreemption sanctuaryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Prohibits gun industry members from marketing firearms and firearm related products to minors; excepts instances where marketing is geared toward hunting purposes; establishes a private right of action for violations.
AI summary Prohibits gun industry members from marketing firearms and related products to minors (with a hunting exception), and adds this to the list of required reasonable controls and procedures, creating liability for violations via a private right of action.
Restricts gun accessindustry liabilityNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to economic development -
Requires instruction in anti-gun violence in all schools.
AI summary Requires schools to provide age-appropriate anti-gun violence instruction to all students, so more education about avoiding gun violence.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to education -
Creates a civil cause of action for the manufacture, sale, or distribution of assault weapons or ghost guns within the state; aiding and abetting such manufacture, sale or distribution; or intending to aid and abet in such manufacture, sale or distribution; provides for a civil remedy of ten thousan
AI summary Creates a new civil cause of action allowing private plaintiffs to sue manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and aiders/abettors of assault weapons or ghost guns for statutory damages of at least $10,000 per violation, increasing civil liability exposure for those activities.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, weapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Increases penalties for criminal use of a firearm in the first degree when committing a drug related felony offense.
AI summary Increases the mandatory additional consecutive prison sentence for criminal use of a firearm in the first degree (from 5 to 10 years) when the underlying offense is a drug-related felony, and removes judicial discretion to avoid the add-on and bars plea-bargain dismissal of the charge.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Imposes an excise tax on the sale of ammunition to be deposited into the gun violence impact fund; establishes the gun violence impact fund; authorizes the director of the office of victim services to administer grants from the gun violence impact fund.
AI summary Imposes a new excise tax on retail ammunition sales (2-5 cents per projectile, inflation-adjusted) with all net revenue dedicated to a gun violence impact fund for victim grants, increasing the financial burden specifically on ammunition sellers and buyers.
Restricts gun accessindustry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to ways and means -
Provides for a gun violence prevention program in the public schools; provides that the program is to be developed by the department of education in conjunction with other state agencies and educational organizations and is to be made available to schools for use in pre-kindergarten through twelfth
AI summary Creates and promotes a voluntary school-based gun violence prevention educational program for preK-12 students focused on conflict resolution, victim prevention skills, and non-violent problem management without opposing gun ownership for hunting or sport, so fewer youth gun injuries through reduced
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to education -
Allows certain judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors who are duly licensed to possess a concealed firearm, to carry such concealed firearm in court, where no magnetometer or security personnel is present.
AI summary Adds an exception allowing licensed judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors to carry concealed firearms in unsecured court facilities without magnetometers or security personnel, so more ability to carry firearms in those locations.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Exempts adolescent offenders who displayed a shotgun, rifle or deadly weapon in furtherance of the underlying offense, or who were illegally in possession of a loaded firearm, from those authorized to be removed to family court.
AI summary Removes the 'displayed a firearm' factor from those that bar adolescent offenders from being removed to family court, so more such offenders (who displayed a firearm but not a shotgun/rifle/deadly weapon) can be removed to family court instead of adult criminal court.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Includes certain violations involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm, rifle, shotgun, disguised gun, ghost gun or assault weapon as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail.
AI summary Expands the list of firearm-related offenses that qualify for imposing bail, revoking release, or committing to custody, making it easier to detain defendants charged with such offenses.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Grants the Attorney General the power to investigate, prosecute and seek injunctive relief for the sale of illegal firearms and ammunition.
AI summary Grants the state Attorney General new authority to investigate, prosecute, and seek injunctions against sellers who transfer firearms or ammunition without the required state police authorization (a background check), so more enforcement of existing purchase restrictions.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, weapon accessory restrictions, industry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Authorizes a person to pass their guns to an immediate family member through their estate.
AI summary Allows estates to transfer certain registered weapons directly to a child or spouse of the decedent without the normal sale, exchange or disposal restrictions that apply to such weapons.
otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes the class A-I felony of operating as a major firearms trafficker.
AI summary Creates a new class A-I felony for unlawfully selling, exchanging, giving, disposing of, or possessing with intent to sell 20 or more firearms in a one-year period, so more restrictions on firearms trafficking.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Includes offenses involving the possession, display or discharge of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine-gun, or disguised gun as qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on bail.
AI summary Expands the list of qualifying offenses that allow a defendant to be held on bail to include any misdemeanor or felony involving possession, display or discharge of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine-gun or disguised gun.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to the definition of serious offense and felony offenses against animals for purposes of possession of a firearm.
AI summary Adds certain felony animal cruelty offenses to the list of 'serious offenses' that disqualify a person from possessing a firearm, so more restrictions on firearm possession for those with such convictions.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Authorizes a supreme court judge hearing a petition for an "extreme risk protection order" to also hear a petition for a regular order of protection pursuant to the criminal procedure law, the domestic relations law and/or the family court act.
AI summary Allows a judge hearing an extreme risk protection order petition to also issue a regular order of protection in the same proceeding, which can include firearm restrictions as part of the order of protection.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpo, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires training on how to identify illegal purchasers of firearms for all retailers, dealers and sellers of firearms in New York state; directs the state police to implement such program; makes related provisions.
AI summary Requires firearm retailers, dealers, sellers and their employees to receive training on identifying illegal purchasers (including those showing signs of mental illness, stress, anguish or threat to others), so more scrutiny and barriers to illegal firearm purchases.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checksNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
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 go
AI summary Exempts licensed private investigators and clarifies for security guards that they may possess firearms in sensitive and restrictive locations while traveling to/from work and during employment, so more ability to carry firearms in those locations.
carryStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Prohibits the manufacture, modification, sale, transfer, equipping, use, or operation of a robotic device or an uncrewed aircraft equipped or mounted with a weapon within the state.
AI summary Prohibits manufacture, modification, sale, transfer, equipping, use or operation of any robotic device or uncrewed aircraft mounted with a firearm or other weapon, so fewer armed weaponized robots or drones are available.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictions, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to establishing additional requirements to purchase a firearm, shotgun or rifle; requires a person to apply for a hunting license prior to the purchase of a shotgun or rifle; establishes additional requirements for all firearms, shotguns and rifles including taking a five hour gun safety cou
AI summary Adds requirements for notarized proof of passed drug test and mental health evaluation, live firing test with 90% accuracy, five-hour safety course, proof of safe storage purchase, character references, social media list, and expanded background check process before purchasing or licensing any gun,,
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, storage minors, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Establishes the offense of unlawful possession of firearms by persons under twenty-one.
AI summary Creates a new crime of unlawful possession of firearms (including rifles, shotguns, and ammunition) by anyone under 21, with exceptions only for licensed hunting, so less ability for under-21s to possess firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Requires the surrender of antique firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or muzzle-loading firearms following a conviction for a felony or serious offense or following a report pursuant to section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law.
AI summary Expands the list of weapons that must be surrendered upon license suspension or revocation (or following a mental hygiene report) to include antique firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, and muzzle-loading firearms.
Restricts gun accessother, red flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions.
AI summary Extends the existing prohibition on purchasing or acquiring firearms, rifles, or shotguns (and now also ammunition) by persons with certain prior convictions or disabilities, so fewer people with disqualifying records can legally obtain ammunition.
Restricts gun accesspurchase background checks, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Includes within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, the possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun, outside the home, while impaired or intoxicated by use of alcohol or drugs; increases maximum fine for such offense to $10,000; provides for chemical testin
AI summary Creates a new class A misdemeanor for possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun outside the home while intoxicated or impaired by alcohol or drugs, with chemical testing and permit revocation, so more restrictions on firearms.
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 7: referred to codes -
Authorizes the denial of access to certain public records which relate to civil investigations; requires the superintendent of state police to provide the department of law with direct, real-time access to the criminal gun clearinghouse; relates to the enforcement powers of the attorney general; aut
AI summary Authorizes the attorney general to investigate and bring civil actions against public elementary and secondary schools for repeated or persistent discrimination based on gender expression or gender identity.
otherStage: ✕ Vetoed Oct 16, 2025: VETOED MEMO.53 -
Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.
AI summary Requires police to seize firearms for at least 120 hours (up from 48) in response to family violence reports if certain risk factors are present, so more temporary restrictions on firearm possession.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpo, storage minorsStage: Law Oct 16, 2025: SIGNED CHAP.466 -
Includes consideration of evidence of recent acts of aggravated cruelty to animals as a factor to be considered when determining whether grounds for a temporary extreme risk protection order exist.
AI summary Adds evidence of recent aggravated cruelty to animals as a factor courts must consider when deciding whether to issue a temporary extreme risk protection order, making it easier to obtain such orders that remove firearms from at-risk individuals.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpoStage: Law Oct 16, 2025: signed chap.450 -
Authorizes the denial of access to certain public records which relate to civil investigations; requires the superintendent of state police to provide the department of law with direct, real-time access to the criminal gun clearinghouse; relates to the enforcement powers of the attorney general; aut
AI summary Authorizes the attorney general to investigate and bring civil actions against public elementary, secondary, and charter schools for repeated or persistent discrimination based on gender expression or gender identity, expanding the AG's enforcement role in protecting against such discrimination in K
Restricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 17, 2025: substituted by s8411 -
Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to inj
AI summary Creates a new class A misdemeanor for unsafe storage of a firearm where a minor or prohibited person is likely to and does gain access to it, and requires distribution of safe storage materials to violators, so more restrictions and enforcement on firearm storage around minors.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsMixed gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 13, 2025: COMMITTED TO RULES -
Includes consideration of evidence of recent acts of aggravated cruelty to animals as a factor to be considered when determining whether grounds for a temporary extreme risk protection order exist.
AI summary Adds evidence of recent aggravated cruelty to animals as a factor courts must consider when deciding whether to issue a temporary extreme risk protection order, making it easier to obtain such orders that remove firearms from at-risk individuals.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpoStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 11, 2025: SUBSTITUTED BY A6556 -
Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.
AI summary Requires police to seize and hold firearms for at least 120 hours (5 days) in response to domestic violence calls under specified threat conditions, even without an arrest or court order, before mandatory return absent prohibiting orders or charges.
Restricts gun accessred flag erpoNo change to gun accessstorage minorsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jun 11, 2025: substituted by s1985a -
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year; extends provisions of law relating to criminal justice including the psychological testing of candidates, expanding the geographic are
AI summary Establishes a state office of gun violence prevention to advance prevention and reduction efforts, coordinate data and research on firearm-related injuries and deaths, run public awareness campaigns on safe firearm storage and child access prevention, and support local programs, so more state action
Restricts gun accessother, storage minorsStage: Law May 9, 2025: signed chap.55 -
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year; extends provisions of law relating to criminal justice including the psychological testing of candidates, expanding the geographic are
AI summary Establishes a state office of gun violence prevention to advance prevention efforts, fund and coordinate programs, conduct public education including on safe firearm storage and child access prevention laws, and support local interventions, so more state activity and resources aimed at reducing gun-
Restricts gun accessother, storage minorsNo change to gun accessindustry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) May 7, 2025: SUBSTITUTED BY A3005C -
Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
AI summary Removes ammunition dealers from the requirement to use a specific merchant category code for firearms and ammunition businesses, so less tracking and potential restrictions on ammunition sales.
industry liability, otherStage: Law Apr 3, 2025: SIGNED CHAP.116 -
Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
AI summary Adds pistol converters to the definition of rapid-fire modification devices, subjecting them to the same restrictions as bump stocks and similar devices that accelerate the rate of fire of semi-automatic firearms.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: Law Apr 3, 2025: SIGNED CHAP.115 -
Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
AI summary Expands a 2024 law requiring firearms dealers, licensing officers and others to post and distribute suicide-prevention and risk-of-death warnings by adding rifles and shotguns to the weapons covered, so more gun owners receive the warnings.
Restricts gun accessotherindustry liabilityStage: Law Apr 3, 2025: SIGNED CHAP.114 -
Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.
AI summary Removes ammunition dealers from the requirement to use a specific merchant category code for firearms and ammunition businesses, so payment processors and networks will no longer flag or treat ammunition sales the same way as firearm sales.
industry liability, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 19, 2025: substituted by s745 -
Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.
AI summary Expands a 2024 law requiring firearms dealers, licensing officers and others to post and distribute suicide-prevention and risk-of-death warning notices by expressly including rifles and shotguns (previously omitted from the text) in the required notices.
No change to gun accessotherindustry liabilityStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 19, 2025: substituted by s743 -
Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.
AI summary Adds pistol converters to the definition of rapid-fire modification devices, subjecting them to the same restrictions as bump stocks and similar devices that accelerate the rate of fire of semi-automatic firearms.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 19, 2025: substituted by s744 -
Relates to the regulation of three-dimensional printed firearms; provides that a person who intentionally sells, distributes, or disposes of a three-dimensional printed firearm is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
AI summary Criminalizes the sale, distribution or disposition of digital instructions for 3D-printing various firearms, components and accessories to unlicensed persons in New York, so more restrictions on making and distributing such items.
Restricts gun accessweapon accessory restrictionsNo change to gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Mar 11, 2025: PRINT NUMBER 227A -
Directs the commissioner of health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
AI summary Requires the health commissioner to create and disseminate a public awareness campaign on safe firearm storage to prevent child access and related laws, so more awareness and compliance with storage rules.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsStage: Law Feb 14, 2025: signed chap.26 -
Directs the commissioner of health to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
AI summary Requires the health commissioner to run a public awareness campaign on safe firearm storage to prevent child access and on related child access prevention laws, so more awareness of and compliance with storage requirements.
Restricts gun accessstorage minorsStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Feb 3, 2025: SUBSTITUTED BY A814 -
Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense; adds such weapons in the definition of obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device.
AI summary Allows possession, purchase and sale of electronic dart guns and stun guns for self-defense under regulated conditions, so greater ability to own and carry these weapons.
weapon accessory restrictionsRestricts gun accessotherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 30, 2025: REFERRED TO CODES -
Relates to revoking a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms for a conviction for failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
AI summary Adds conviction under the safe storage law (Penal Law 265.45 or 265.50) as automatic grounds for revoking a firearms license, so more restrictions on firearms ownership and carrying for those who violate storage rules.
Restricts gun accessstorage minors, otherStage: ✕ Died (session ended) Jan 9, 2025: REFERRED TO CODES
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