Assembly Bill A10325

2017-2018 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

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2017-A10325 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1140
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §898, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3377
2019-2020: A5303, S539
2021-2022: S1725

2017-A10325 (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.

2017-A10325 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10325
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 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 §
 [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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00355-01-7

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.