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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A05285

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Legislation Overview

Title: Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a firearm.

Description: Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a firearm.

Session: 2023-2024 General Assembly

Last Action: referred to codes

Last Action Date: January 3, 2024

Companion Bill: S05961

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Michael Reilly (R);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 1% (1 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Jan 3, 2024 referred to codes
Assembly May 16, 2023 held for consideration in codes
Assembly Mar 7, 2023 referred to codes
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Mar 7, 2023 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
05/16/2023 14 7 0 1 Yes
  • Angelino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Carroll, Robert (D) Yea
  • Cook, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Cruz, Catalina (D) Yea
  • Curran, Brian (R) Nay
  • Dinowitz, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Epstein, Harvey (D) Yea
  • Flood, Edward (R) Nay
  • Hevesi, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Lavine, Charles (D) Yea
  • Mikulin, John (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
  • Simon, Jo (D) Yea
  • Tannousis, Michael (R) Nay
  • Vanel, Clyde (D) Yea
  • Walker, Latrice (D) Absent
  • Weprin, Mark (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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