Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2024 |
print number 5834a |
Jan 05, 2024 |
amend and recommit to economic development |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to economic development |
Mar 23, 2023 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A5834A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
2023-A5834 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8125
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Economic Development
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§898-a & 898-b, Gen Bus L
2023-A5834 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5834 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a private right of action against gun industry members for marketing firearms and firearm related products to minors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 898-a of the general business law, as added by chapter 237 of the laws of 2021, is amended and four new subdivisions 7, 8, 9 and 10 are added to read as follows: 2. "Reasonable controls and procedures" shall mean policies that include, but are not limited to: (a) instituting screening, security, inventory and other business practices to prevent thefts of qualified products as well as sales of qualified products to straw purchasers, traffickers, persons prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law, or persons at risk of injuring themselves or others; [and] (b) preventing deceptive acts and practices and false advertising and otherwise ensuring compliance with all provisions of article twenty-two-A of this chapter; AND (C) PREVENTING THE MARKETING OF FIREARMS AND FIREARM RELATED PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. 7. "FIREARM ACCESSORY" SHALL MEAN AN ATTACHMENT OR DEVICE DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO, AFFIXED ONTO, OR USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FIREARM THAT IS DESIGNED, INTENDED, OR FUNCTIONS TO ALTER OR ENHANCE THE FIRING CAPABILITIES OF A FIREARM, THE LETHALITY OF THE FIREARM, OR A SHOOTER'S ABILITY TO HOLD AND USE A FIREARM, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH ACCESSORY HAS BEEN SHIPPED OR TRANSPORTED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE. 8. "FIREARM PRECURSOR PART" SHALL MEAN A COMPONENT OF A FIREARM THAT IS NECESSARY TO BUILD OR ASSEMBLE A FIREARM AND IS DESCRIBED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02755-02-3 A. 5834 2
2023-A5834A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8125
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Economic Development
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§898-a & 898-b, Gen Bus L
2023-A5834A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5834--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- recommitted to the Committee on Economic Development in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a private right of action against gun industry members for marketing firearms and firearm related products to minors THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 6 of section 898-a of the general busi- ness law, as added by chapter 237 of the laws of 2021, are amended and four new subdivisions 7, 8, 9 and 10 are added to read as follows: 2. "Reasonable controls and procedures" shall mean policies that include, but are not limited to: (a) instituting screening, security, inventory and other business practices to prevent thefts of qualified products as well as sales of qualified products to straw purchasers, traffickers, persons prohibited from possessing firearms under state or federal law, or persons at risk of injuring themselves or others; [and] (b) preventing deceptive acts and practices and false advertising and otherwise ensuring compliance with all provisions of article twenty-two-A of this chapter; AND (C) PREVENTING THE MARKETING OF FIREARMS AND FIREARM RELATED PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. 6. "Qualified product" shall [have the same meaning as defined in 15 U.S.C. section 7903(4)] MEAN A FIREARM, AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OR (B) OF 18 U.S.C. SECTION 921(A)(3), INCLUDING ANY ANTIQUE FIREARM, AS DEFINED IN 18 U.S.C. SECTION 921(A)(16), OR AMMUNITION, AS DEFINED IN 18 U.S.C. SECTION 921(A)(17)(A), OR A FIREARM RELATED PRODUCT. 7. "FIREARM ACCESSORY" SHALL MEAN AN ATTACHMENT OR DEVICE DESIGNED OR ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO, AFFIXED ONTO, OR USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02755-03-3
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