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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A09237

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Legislation Overview

Title: Classifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony.

Description: Classifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony.

Session: 2021-2022 General Assembly

Last Action: held for consideration in codes

Last Action Date: May 3, 2022

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

13 sponsors: Michael Durso (R); Keith Brown (R); Robert Smullen (R); Jeff Gallahan (R); Angelo Morinello (R); Joseph DeStefano (R); Stephen Hawley (R); Joseph Giglio (R); David McDonough (R); Joseph Angelino (R); Michael Montesano (R); William Colton (D); Marjorie Byrnes (R);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 9% (13 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly May 3, 2022 held for consideration in codes
Assembly Feb 9, 2022 referred to codes
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 9, 2022 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
05/3/2022 15 6 0 0 Yes
  • Abinanti, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Carroll, Robert (D) Yea
  • Cook, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Cruz, Catalina (D) Yea
  • Cymbrowitz, Steven (D) Yea
  • Dinowitz, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Giglio, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Hevesi, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Lavine, Charles (D) Yea
  • Mikulin, John (R) Nay
  • Montesano, Michael (R) Nay
  • Morinello, Angelo (R) Nay
  • O'Donnell, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Pretlow, J. Gary (D) Yea
  • Reilly, Michael (R) Nay
  • Rosenthal, Linda (D) Yea
  • Seawright, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Tannousis, Michael (R) Nay
  • Vanel, Clyde (D) Yea
  • Walker, Latrice (D) Yea
  • Weprin, Mark (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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