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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A08185

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Legislation Overview

Title: Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.

Description: Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.

Session: 2023-2024 General Assembly

Last Action: held for consideration in codes

Last Action Date: May 14, 2024

Companion Bill: S07645

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'.

27 sponsors: Kenneth Blankenbush (R); Scott Gray (R); Scott Bendett (R); Eric Brown (R); Brian Miller (R); Joseph Angelino (R); Joseph DeStefano (R); Anil Beephan (R); Angelo Morinello (R); Brian Manktelow (R); Samuel Pirozzolo (R); Christopher Friend (R); John Lemondes (R); Karl Brabenec (R); Marianne Buttenschon (D); Stephen Hawley (R); Robert Smullen (R); Andrew Goodell (R); Jeff Gallahan (R); Josh Jensen (R); John McGowan (R); Michael Norris (R); Christopher Tague (R); Joseph Giglio (R); Michael Fitzpatrick (R); Marjorie Byrnes (R); David DiPietro (R);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 18% (27 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly May 14, 2024 held for consideration in codes
Assembly Jan 3, 2024 referred to codes
Assembly Oct 27, 2023 referred to codes
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Oct 27, 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
05/14/2024 14 7 0 1 Yes
  • Angelino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Bores, Alex (D) Yea
  • 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
  • Pretlow, J. Gary (D) Yea
  • Reilly, Michael (R) Nay
  • Rosenthal, Linda (D) Yea
  • Seawright, Rebecca (D) Absent
  • Simon, Jo (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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