Senate Bill S4818

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm

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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-S4818 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5696
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 38-B §§825 - 828, amd §§897 & 898, Gen Bus L; amd §§400.00 & 400.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7835
2013-2014: S571
2015-2016: S2441
2017-2018: S3041
2019-2020: S1831
2021-2022: S1235, A9139

2023-S4818 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; establishes violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.

2023-S4818 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4818 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4818
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GIANARIS, BAILEY, MAYER, RAMOS, SEPULVEDA -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general business law and the penal law, in relation
   to establishing a waiting period for the purchase of a firearm

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 38-B to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 38-B
                      WAITING PERIOD FOR PURCHASE OF
                                 FIREARMS
 SECTION 825. DEFINITIONS.
         826. WAITING PERIOD.
         827. EXEMPTIONS.
         828. PENALTY.
   § 825. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   1.   "DEALER IN FIREARMS" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   2. "FIREARM" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVI-
 SION THREE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   §  826.  WAITING  PERIOD.  NO  DEALER  IN  FIREARMS  SHALL DELIVER ANY
 FIREARM, AND NO PERSON SHALL TAKE POSSESSION OF ANY FIREARM FROM A DEAL-
 ER IN FIREARMS UNLESS:
   1. TEN DAYS HAVE ELAPSED FROM  THE  DATE  SUCH  DEALER  INITIATED  THE
 NATIONAL  INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK OF THE PURCHASER AS REQUIRED
 BY 18 U.S.C. § 922(T), AFTER  RECEIVING  A  COMPLETED  FEDERAL  FIREARMS
 TRANSACTION RECORD, FORM 4473, FROM THE PURCHASER; AND
   2.  SUCH  DEALER HAS RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE PURCHASER HAS PASSED ALL
 BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03285-02-3
 S. 4818                             2
              

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