NY State Senate Bill 2025-S743

Senate Bill S743

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to including rifles and shotguns in warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 13, 2025	ordered to third reading cal.18
Jan 08, 2025	referred to rules

Votes

- Jan 13, 2025 - Rules Committee Vote
  S743
  
  14
  
  Aye
  
  7
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jan 13, 2025
      
      aye (14)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gianaris
      
      Harckham
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      nay (7)
      
      Gallivan
      
      Griffo
      
      Helming
      
      Lanza
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Stec

2025-S743 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A437
Law Section:: Penal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §400.00, Pen L; ren §2 to be §3, add §2, Chap of 2024 (as proposed in S.6649 & A.2882)

2025-S743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes rifles and shotguns in required warnings to consumers regarding the risk of death or suicide in homes where such weapons are present.

2025-S743 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    743
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring warnings regard-
   ing rifles and shotguns; and to amend a chapter of the  laws  of  2024
   amending  the penal law relating to warnings to be posted and provided
   by firearms dealers, as proposed in legislative bills  numbers  S.6649
   and A. 2882, in relation to making certain technical corrections ther-
   eto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as added
 by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending  the  penal  law  relating  to
 warnings  to  be posted and provided by firearms dealers, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S.6649 and A. 2882,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   20. Firearms dealers; required warnings. (a) (i) Every person licensed
 as a gunsmith or a dealer in firearms shall post the following notice at
 the  site  where  such [weapons] RIFLES, SHOTGUNS, or firearms are sold,
 displayed or delivered to the purchaser, at the entrance to the site and
 in at least one additional area where sales occur,  conspicuously  stat-
 ing,  in  no smaller than twenty-six-point type on a sign at least eight
 and one-half by eleven inches in bold print:
 
                                  WARNING
 
                   ACCESS TO A [WEAPON] RIFLE, SHOTGUN,
            OR FIREARM IN THE HOME SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE
   RISK OF SUICIDE, DEATH DURING DOMESTIC DISPUTES, AND/OR UNINTENTIONAL
             DEATHS TO CHILDREN, HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND OTHERS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02673-01-5

 S. 743                              2
 
  IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS EXPERIENCING DISTRESS AND/OR DEPRESSION, CALL
             THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE AT 988.
   (ii)  Every firearms dealer shall distribute a notice to the purchaser
 at the time of each individual sale of a [weapon]   RIFLE,  SHOTGUN,  or
 firearm, conspicuously stating, in no smaller than twenty-six-point type
 and  on paper at least eight and one-half by eleven inches in bold print
 the following warning:
 
                                  WARNING
 
                   ACCESS TO A [WEAPON] RIFLE, SHOTGUN,
            OR FIREARM IN THE HOME SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE
   RISK OF SUICIDE, DEATH DURING DOMESTIC DISPUTES, AND/OR UNINTENTIONAL
             DEATHS TO CHILDREN, HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND OTHERS.
 
  IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS EXPERIENCING DISTRESS AND/OR DEPRESSION, CALL
             THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE AT 988.
 
   (iii) Upon the issuance of  or  amendment  to  a  RIFLE,  SHOTGUN,  OR
 firearm  [or  weapon] license and/or permit, the licensing officer shall
 provide the licensee/permittee  a  written  copy  of  a  warning  notice
 conspicuously  stating  in  no smaller than twenty-six-point type and on
 paper at least eight and one-half by eleven inches  in  bold  print  the
 following warning:
 
                                  WARNING
 
                   ACCESS TO A [WEAPON] RIFLE, SHOTGUN,
            OR FIREARM IN THE HOME SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE
   RISK OF SUICIDE, DEATH DURING DOMESTIC DISPUTES, AND/OR UNINTENTIONAL
             DEATHS TO CHILDREN, HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND OTHERS.
 
  IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS EXPERIENCING DISTRESS AND/OR DEPRESSION, CALL
             THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE AT 988.
 
   (b)  No  licensing  officer, local government, or any employee thereof
 shall be liable to any person by reason of any injury or damage  result-
 ing  from  the failure of any gunsmith or firearms dealer to comply with
 this subdivision or in consequence of any act or omission in  connection
 with the implementation or enforcement of this subdivision.
   (c)  [(i)  Failure  to  comply  with any provision of this subdivision
 shall be] ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION REQUIRED TO POST OR  DISTRIB-
 UTE  WARNINGS  PURSUANT  TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION WHO FAILS TO POST OR DISTRIBUTE IN THE MANNER  PROVIDED
 FOR  IN  SUCH  PROVISIONS  SHALL  BE GUILTY OF a violation punishable by
 imprisonment of not more than fifteen days or by a fine of not more than
 one thousand dollars, or both. Each day that a violation continues shall
 be deemed a separate offense.
   [(ii) The provisions of this subdivision shall be enforced within each
 municipality by the applicable local police force, including town,  city
 and  village  police  departments which officers are authorized to issue
 appearance tickets. Appearance tickets shall be served personally.]
   (d) The provisions of this subdivision shall not supersede  any  local
 law  or  ordinance  that  imposes stricter disclosure or notice require-
 ments; and notices required by this subdivision shall be in addition  to
 S. 743                              3
 
 any  other  notices  required  by any other federal, state or local law,
 ordinance, rule or regulation.
   § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the penal law
 relating  to  warnings to be posted and provided by firearms dealers, as
 proposed in legislative bills numbers S.6649 and A. 2882, is  renumbered
 section 3 and a new section 2 is added to read as follows:
   § 2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. IF ANY CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVI-
 SION,  SECTION  OR  PART  OF  THIS ACT SHALL BE ADJUDGED BY ANY COURT OF
 COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO BE INVALID, SUCH JUDGMENT  SHALL  NOT  AFFECT,
 IMPAIR,  OR  INVALIDATE  THE REMAINDER THEREOF, BUT SHALL BE CONFINED IN
 ITS OPERATION TO THE CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH,  SUBDIVISION,  SECTION
 OR PART THEREOF DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE CONTROVERSY IN WHICH SUCH JUDG-
 MENT SHALL HAVE BEEN RENDERED. IT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE THE INTENT OF
 THE  LEGISLATURE  THAT  THIS  ACT  WOULD  HAVE BEEN ENACTED EVEN IF SUCH
 INVALID PROVISIONS HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED HEREIN.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the penal law relating
 to warnings to be posted and provided by firearms dealers,  as  proposed
 in legislative bills numbers S.6649 and A. 2882, takes effect.

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