Senate Bill S539

2019-2020 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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2019-S539 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5303
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
2017-2018: S1140, A10325
2021-2022: S1725

2019-S539 (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.

2019-S539 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    539
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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  §
 [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.
                                                            LBD02692-01-9

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