Assembly Bill A1920

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age

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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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2025-A1920 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §896, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6088
2015-2016: A967
2017-2018: A4962
2019-2020: A1247
2021-2022: A2331
2023-2024: A754

2025-A1920 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age.

2025-A1920 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1920
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, COOK -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  age  require-
   ments for gun shows
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section  896  of
 the  general  business law, paragraph (b) as added by chapter 189 of the
 laws of 2000 and paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 371 of the laws  of
 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (b)  notify  all firearm exhibitors in writing that a national instant
 criminal background check must be completed prior to all  firearm  sales
 or transfers, including sales or transfers of rifles or shotguns; [and]
   (c)  coordinate with the division of state police to provide access at
 the gun show to perform a national  instant  criminal  background  check
 prior to any firearm sale or transfer. Any firearm dealer licensed under
 federal  law  who  submits  a request to the division of state police to
 perform a national instant criminal background check  pursuant  to  this
 paragraph  shall  provide the seller or transferor of the firearm, rifle
 or shotgun with a copy of the  United  States  Department  of  Treasury,
 Bureau  of  Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms AND EXPLOSIVES Form ATF F 4473
 and such dealer shall maintain such form and make  such  form  available
 for  inspection  by  law  enforcement agencies for a period of ten years
 thereafter[.]; AND
   (D) PROHIBIT ENTRANCE TO THE GUN SHOW OF ANY PERSON WHO IS  UNDER  THE
 AGE OF TWELVE YEARS OF AGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05206-01-5

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