Help us keep you informed about new legislation that could effect your right to bear arms. Even a small donation helps us keep this running. Please consider signing up for a paying membership or making a donation, every little bit helps.

toggle menu

Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A00703

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply.

Description: Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply.

Session: 2019-2020 General Assembly

Last Action: advanced to third reading cal.415

Last Action Date: February 27, 2020

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'.

17 sponsors: Deborah Glick (D); Anthony D'Urso (D); Felix Ortiz (D); Ellen Jaffee (D); Richard Gottfried (D); Thomas Abinanti (D); Walter Mosley (D); Linda Rosenthal (D); Patricia Fahy (D); Carmen Arroyo (D); William Colton (D); Jonathan Jacobson (D); Phillip Steck (D); Nick Perry (D); Amy Paulin (D); Sandra Galef (D); Fred Thiele (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 11% (17 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Feb 27, 2020 advanced to third reading cal.415
Assembly Feb 25, 2020 reported
Assembly Jan 8, 2020 referred to codes
Assembly May 7, 2019 reported referred to codes
Assembly Jan 9, 2019 referred to environmental conservation
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 9, 2019 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
05/7/2019 18 10 0 2 Yes
  • Abinanti, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Barrett, Didi (D) Yea
  • Burke, Patrick (D) Absent
  • Carroll, Robert (D) Yea
  • Colton, William (D) Yea
  • Crespo, Marcos (D) Yea
  • Cymbrowitz, Steven (D) Yea
  • D'Urso, Anthony (D) Yea
  • Englebright, Steven (D) Yea
  • Epstein, Harvey (D) Yea
  • Fahy, Patricia (D) Yea
  • Glick, Deborah (D) Yea
  • Griffin, Judy (D) Yea
  • Gunther, Aileen (D) Nay
  • Jaffee, Ellen (D) Yea
  • LiPetri, Michael (R) Nay
  • Lifton, Barbara (D) Yea
  • Miller, Brian (R) Nay
  • Miller, Melissa (R) Nay
  • O'Donnell, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Otis, Steven (D) Yea
  • Palumbo, Anthony (R) Nay
  • Raia, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Romeo, Jamie (D) Yea
  • Ryan, Sean (D) Nay
  • Smullen, Robert (R) Nay
  • Stec, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Tague, Christopher (R) Nay
  • Thiele, Fred (D) Yea
  • Williams, Jaime (D) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/25/2020 15 6 0 1 Yes
  • Abinanti, Thomas (D) Yea
  • Cook, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Cymbrowitz, Steven (D) Yea
  • Fahy, Patricia (D) Yea
  • Garbarino, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Giglio, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Hevesi, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Lavine, Charles (D) Yea
  • Lentol, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Montesano, Michael (R) Nay
  • Morinello, Angelo (R) Nay
  • Mosley, Walter (D) Yea
  • O'Donnell, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Palumbo, Anthony (R) Nay
  • Perry, N. Nick (D) Yea
  • Pretlow, J. Gary (D) Yea
  • Reilly, Michael (R) Nay
  • Rosenthal, Linda (D) Yea
  • Schimminger, Robin (D) Absent
  • Seawright, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Walker, Latrice (D) Yea
  • Weprin, Mark (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

Discuss this bill and other firearm related topics in our discussion forum