Assembly Bill A7566

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the dissemination of materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms

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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-A7566 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6121
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §845-f, Exec L

2025-A7566 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the preparation and dissemination of written materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms; establishes such information shall be provided to students and/or persons in a parental relationship to such students at the beginning of each semester or quarter of the regular school year beginning on and after July 1, 2026.

2025-A7566 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7566
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the dissem-
   ination of materials regarding child access prevention  and  the  safe
   storage of firearms
 
   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  845-f
 to read as follows:
   §  845-F.  FIREARMS;  CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION AND SAFE STORAGE. 1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   A.  "SCHOOL  DISTRICT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, COMMON
 SCHOOL DISTRICT, UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  OR
 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT;
   B.  "NOTICE"  SHALL  MEAN  WRITTEN  INFORMATION  OF  THE MODEL CONTENT
 OUTLINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION,  PRODUCED  IN  A  CONCISE,
 PUBLISHABLE  FORMAT,  SUCH  AS  A  BROCHURE,  FLYER,  HANDBILL, LEAFLET,
 LETTER, OR PAMPHLET,  THAT  IS  INTENDED  TO  BE  PROVIDED  DIRECTLY  TO
 PARENTS,  GUARDIANS, OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO A STUDENT OF THE
 SCHOOL, MAILED TO A STUDENT'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS, EMAILED TO A PERSON IN
 PARENTAL RELATION TO A STUDENT OF THE SCHOOL, OR DELIVERED BY ANY  OTHER
 REASONABLE METHODS AUTHORIZED BY THE DIVISION; AND
   C.  "SCHOOL YEAR" SHALL MEAN THE PERIOD COMMENCING ON THE FIRST DAY OF
 REGULAR INSTRUCTION AND SHALL END ON THE LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION.
   2. A. ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE  DIVISION,
 IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH, SHALL DEVELOP MODEL
 CONTENT FOR NOTICE  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE,  AT  A  MINIMUM,  INFORMATION
 OUTLINING  NEW  YORK'S CHILD ACCESS PREVENTION LAWS AND LAWS RELATING TO
 THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  SECTIONS
 265.45 AND 265.50 OF THE PENAL LAW. THE MODEL CONTENT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10216-02-5
              

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