Senate Bill S4737

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to bulk purchases of firearms or ammunition and review by the state police

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S4737 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §236, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9555

2023-S4737 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state police to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations regarding the flagging for further review of bulk purchases of firearms or ammunition.

2023-S4737 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4737 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4737
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SEPULVEDA, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  directing  the  state
   police to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations regarding the
   flagging  for  further review of bulk purchases of firearms or ammuni-
   tion
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 236 to
 read as follows:
   §  236.  BULK PURCHASES OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION.  IN ADDITION TO THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATEWIDE LICENSE AND RECORD  DATABASE  OUTLINED  IN
 SECTION  400.02 OF THE PENAL LAW, THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND
 MAINTAIN WITHIN THE DIVISION A CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION REGARD-
 ING FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION PURCHASED  IN  BULK  WHICH  REQUIRES  FURTHER
 REVIEW.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "FIREARMS OR AMMUNI-
 TION  PURCHASED  IN  BULK"  SHALL  REFER TO UNUSUALLY LARGE PURCHASES OF
 FIREARMS, RIFLES, SHOTGUNS, OR AMMUNITION, AS DETERMINED BY  THE  SUPER-
 INTENDENT.   THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ADOPT AND PROMULGATE ANY NECESSARY
 RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBING REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR ANY PURCHASES
 OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION PURCHASED IN BULK BY CREDIT CARD, DEBIT  CARD,
 PAYPAL,  E-WALLET,  E-CHECK, LYRA OR ANY OTHER PAYMENT SYSTEM, INCLUDING
 THE FORM FOR REPORTING SUCH INFORMATION.  THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ADOPT
 AND PROMULGATE ANY  NECESSARY  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  PRESCRIBING  THE
 REVIEW  OF  INFORMATION  CONTAINED  IN THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY CREATED BY
 THIS SECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL CRIMINAL  ACTIV-
 ITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09333-01-3


              

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