S 3385 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts "Francesco's law"; repealer

Summary

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 injuries or deaths of minors resulting from failure to safely store a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Jun 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

S3385 → S3385A · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add more sponsors and include additional committee reporting steps, while also making substantive changes to firearm storage laws. The main policy change is that the penalty for failing to safely store firearms was simplified from a tiered system based on prior offenses to a single violation, and new exceptions were added for situations involving unlawful entry or self-defense.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional sponsors and committee reporting requirements, while the substantive firearm storage law was modified to simplify penalties and add specific exceptions.

REQUIREMENT

The penalty structure for failing to safely store firearms was changed from a tiered system (violation for first offense, class B misdemeanor for second, class A misdemeanor for third) to a single violation classification.

New exceptions were added allowing firearm access when a person obtains the weapon as a result of unlawful entry or during a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another person.

ELIGIBILITY

The bill title was updated to include new amendments to the executive law regarding annual reports by the New York state office of gun violence prevention.

TECHNICAL

Additional sponsors were added to the bill, expanding the list of legislators supporting the measure.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 13, 2025

Committee

COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

Jun 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 3385A

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors