Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A04968
Legislation Overview
Title: Relates to being a good samaritan; adds "reasonable intervention" as a reason to be protected from liability; provides that a person may use physical force when and to the extent that such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to maintain order, but may use deadly physical force only when such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to prevent death or serious physical injury; appropriates $500,000 for public service announcements and community-based training programs aimed at educating people about the legal protections and responsibilities of being a good samaritan.
Description: Relates to being a good samaritan; adds "reasonable intervention" as a reason to be protected from liability; provides that a person may use physical force when and to the extent that such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to maintain order, but may use deadly physical force only when such person reasonably believes that reasonable intervention is necessary to prevent death or serious physical injury; appropriates $500,000 for public service announcements and community-based training programs aimed at educating people about the legal protections and responsibilities of being a good samaritan.
Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
Last Action: held for consideration in governmental operations
Last Action Date: May 27, 2025
Sponsors
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22 sponsors: Eric Brown (R); Jodi Giglio (R); Brian Manktelow (R); David McDonough (R); David DiPietro (R); Michael Fitzpatrick (R); Christopher Friend (R); Joseph Angelino (R); Lester Chang (R); Joseph DeStefano (R); Kenneth Blankenbush (R); John Lemondes (R); Michael Novakhov (R); Stephen Hawley (R); Jeff Gallahan (R); Karl Brabenec (R); Robert Smullen (R); Philip Palmesano (R); Matthew Simpson (R); Keith Brown (R); Christopher Tague (R); Andrew Molitor (R);
Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 15% (22 of 150)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Assembly | May 27, 2025 | held for consideration in governmental operations |
| Assembly | Feb 10, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 10, 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 |
| Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Held for Consideration | 05/27/2025 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
Link: link to state bill page
