Senate Bill S1140

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

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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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2017-S1140 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10325
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §898, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3377
2019-2020: S539, A5303
2021-2022: S1725

2017-S1140 (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-S1140 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1140
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, MARCHIONE, RITCHIE, YOUNG
   -- 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 §
 [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

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