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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A00198

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: 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.

Description: 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.

Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly

Last Action: reported referred to codes

Last Action Date: May 20, 2025

Companion Bill: S01026

Sponsors

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9 sponsors: Amy Paulin (D); Jeffrey Dinowitz (D); Rebecca Seawright (D); Donna Lupardo (D); Steven Otis (D); Keith Brown (R); Alex Bores (D); Demond Meeks (D); Maryjane Shimsky (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 6% (9 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly May 20, 2025 reported referred to codes
Assembly Apr 30, 2025 amend and recommit to governmental operations
Assembly Apr 30, 2025 print number 198a
Assembly Jan 8, 2025 referred to governmental operations
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Jan 8, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
05/20/2025 10 4 0 0 Yes
  • Beephan, Anil (R) Nay
  • Bichotte, Rodneyse (D) Yea
  • Burroughs, Noah (D) Yea
  • Glick, Deborah (D) Yea
  • Kassay, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Kim, Ron (D) Yea
  • McDonald, John (D) Yea
  • Norber, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Novakhov, Michael (R) Nay
  • Raga, Steven (D) Yea
  • Shimsky, Maryjane (D) Yea
  • Simone, Tony (D) Yea
  • Simpson, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Williams, Jaime (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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