Assembly Bill A1566

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Restricts the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such weapon; repealer

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Current 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

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2023-A1566 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S930
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §270.00 sub 5, add §265.18, Pen L; add §845-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4067, S1038
2021-2022: A2175, S65

2023-A1566 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such weapon; creates the no-gun database under the division of criminal justice services.

2023-A1566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1566
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, COOK, DAVILA, GLICK, HYNDMAN, RAMOS, McDO-
   NOUGH  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. COLTON, LAVINE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to  the
   sale  of ammunition; and to repeal certain provisions of the penal law
   relating thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  5  of  section  270.00  of  the penal law is
 REPEALED.
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.18  to  read
 as follows:
 § 265.18 CRIMINAL SALE OF FIREARM AMMUNITION.
   A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF FIREARM AMMUNITION WHEN SUCH
 PERSON SELLS ANY FIREARM AMMUNITION TO A PERSON NOT AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT
 TO LAW TO POSSESS A FIREARM CAPABLE OF FIRING SUCH AMMUNITION.
   CRIMINAL SALE OF FIREARM AMMUNITION IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
   §  3.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 845-e to
 read as follows:
   § 845-E. NO-GUN DATABASE. 1. THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN
 A NO-GUN DATABASE WHICH SHALL CONTAIN THE NAMES, DATES OF BIRTH, AND ANY
 OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION THE  DIVISION  DEEMS  APPROPRIATE  OF  ANY
 PERSONS NOT AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO LAW TO POSSESS A FIREARM.
   2.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  ALLOW  FOR  ANY  PERSON SELLING A FIREARM OR
 FIREARM AMMUNITION WITHIN THE STATE TO CHECK THE NO-GUN DATABASE FOR THE
 BUYER OF SUCH FIREARM OR FIREARM AMMUNITION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  for  the  implementation  of  this  act  on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01722-01-3

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