Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Apr 23, 2026
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to recommit it to the committee for further review and to update references to the background check system. The most significant substantive change is the replacement of the generic term 'national instant criminal background check system' with the specific 'New York state national instant criminal background check system' in two locations. This clarifies that the waiver records are entered into the state's specific database rather than a federal one, ensuring accurate tracking within New York's local law enforcement infrastructure.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the specific database used for record-keeping was narrowed from a general national system to the specific New York state system.
REQUIREMENT
The requirement to enter waiver records into the background check system was updated to specify the 'New York state national instant criminal background check system' instead of the generic 'national instant criminal background check system'.
TECHNICAL
The bill status was updated to reflect that it was discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted for further action.
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Jun 5, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 198A
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Paulin
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Bores
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
David Weprin
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah Glick
DDemocratic
Co
Demond Meeks
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Donna Lupardo
DDemocratic
Co
Jeffrey Dinowitz
DDemocratic
Co
Keith Brown
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Linda Rosenthal
DDemocratic
Co
MaryJane Shimsky
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Rebecca Seawright
DDemocratic
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