Senate Bill S3377

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of immediate family to include siblings, grandparents and grandchildren as such term relates to the sale or disposal of certain firearms

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3377 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง898, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1140
2019-2020: S539
2021-2022: S1725

2015-S3377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of immediate family to include siblings, grandparents and grandchildren as such term relates to the sale or disposal of certain firearms.

2015-S3377 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3377

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  expanding  the
  definition  of  immediate family to include siblings, grandparents and
  grandchildren as such term relates to the private sale or disposal  of
  certain firearms

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 898 of the general  business  law,
as  added  by  chapter  1  of  the  laws  of 2013, is amended to read as
follows:
  1.  In addition to any other requirements pursuant to state and feder-
al law, all sales, exchanges or disposals of firearms, rifles  or  shot-
guns  shall  be  conducted  in  accordance with this section unless such
sale, exchange or disposal is conducted by a licensed importer, licensed
manufacturer or licensed dealer, as those terms are defined in 18 USC  S
[922] 921, when such sale, exchange or disposal is conducted pursuant to
that  person's  federal  firearms  license  or  such  sale,  exchange or
disposal is between members of an immediate family. For purposes of this
section, "immediate family" shall mean spouses, domestic partners, chil-
dren and step-children, SIBLINGS, GRANDPARENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08751-01-5

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