Assembly Actions -
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May 07, 2024 |
held for consideration in codes |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to codes |
Dec 29, 2023 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A8421
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BYRNES
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
co-Sponsors
Jeff Gallahan
David DiPietro
2023-A8421 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7650
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §400.02 sub 2, Pen L; amd §228, rpld §228 sub 5, sub 6 ¶c, Exec L; rpld §99-pp, St Fin L
2023-A8421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8421 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 29, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BYRNES, GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to national instant crim- inal background checks; and to repeal certain provisions of the penal law, the executive law and the state finance law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 400.02 of the penal law is REPEALED. § 2. Subdivisions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of section 228 of the executive law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows: 1. (a) The division is hereby authorized and directed to serve as a state point of contact for implementation of 18 U.S.C. sec. 922 (t), all federal regulations and applicable guidelines adopted pursuant thereto, and the national instant criminal background check system for the purchase of firearms [and ammunition]. (b) Upon receiving a request from a licensed dealer pursuant to section eight hundred ninety-six or eight hundred ninety-eight of the general business law, the division shall initiate a background check by (i) contacting the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) or its successor to initiate a national instant criminal back- ground check, and (ii) consulting the statewide firearms license and records database established pursuant to subdivision three of this section, in order to determine if the purchaser is a person described in sections 400.00 and 400.03 of the penal law, or is prohibited by state or federal law from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm [or ammunition]. 2. (a) The division shall report the name, date of birth and physical description of any person prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13175-03-3 A. 8421 2
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