S 743 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to including rifles and shotguns in warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide

This bill requires firearms dealers, license issuers, and sellers to provide specific warnings about firearm risks to consumers. It expands existing requirements to explicitly include rifles and shotguns in warnings about increased risks of suicide, domestic violence deaths, and accidental child deaths when firearms are present in homes. The warnings must be displayed prominently at retail locations, distributed to every purchaser at the time of sale, and provided with license issuances. Each warning includes the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline contact (988) and must appear in bold, 26-point type on standard-sized paper. The law adds these specific requirements to existing firearm safety disclosures without replacing stricter local laws.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Apr 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · Assembly Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

4320
Passed
Total votes 63
Feb 3, 2025
D Democratic41
41 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
2 Yea 20 Nay
90% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.114
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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