S 9486 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm

Summary
Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm; requires local law enforcement to initiate a criminal investigation within five business days.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Last action May 29, 2026
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S9486A S9486B · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill amends the executive law to require law enforcement to initiate a criminal investigation within five business days after receiving a report of a firearm denial, rather than just investigating the report. It also changes the reporting deadline for the division to two business days instead of twenty-four hours. These changes aim to speed up the notification process and ensure a more rigorous, timely criminal investigation when firearm purchases are denied.
Scope change
The bill applies to all local law enforcement agencies receiving firearm denial reports from the division, maintaining the same scope but tightening the procedural requirements.
TIMELINE

The deadline for the division to report firearm denial details to law enforcement was extended from twenty-four hours to two business days.

ENFORCEMENT

The requirement for local law enforcement was changed from simply investigating a report to initiating a criminal investigation within five business days of receiving the report.

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Committee
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May 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9486B
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May 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
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Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9486A
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Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
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Mar 17, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Brian Kavanagh
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