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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A01191

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to certify the technological viability of personalized handguns and to establish requirements related to the sale of personalized handguns; defines personalized handgun; requires the division to establish and maintain a roster of all personalized handguns approved for retail sale to the public; requires the division to report to the legislature on the technological viability of personalized handguns.

Description: Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to certify the technological viability of personalized handguns and to establish requirements related to the sale of personalized handguns; defines personalized handgun; requires the division to establish and maintain a roster of all personalized handguns approved for retail sale to the public; requires the division to report to the legislature on the technological viability of personalized handguns.

Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly

Last Action: reported referred to ways and means

Last Action Date: January 28, 2025

Companion Bill: S01455

Sponsors

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9 sponsors: Alex Bores (D); Deborah Glick (D); Harvey Epstein (D); Maryjane Shimsky (D); Dana Levenberg (D); Amy Paulin (D); Jo Simon (D); Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D); Demond Meeks (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 6% (9 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Jan 28, 2025 reported referred to ways and means
Assembly Jan 9, 2025 referred to codes
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/28/2025 14 6 0 2 Yes
  • Alvarez, George (D) Yea
  • Angelino, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Bores, Alex (D) Yea
  • Cook, Vivian (D) Yea
  • Cruz, Catalina (D) Yea
  • Cunningham, Brian (D) Yea
  • Dinowitz, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Epstein, Harvey (D) Yea
  • Hevesi, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Lavine, Charles (D) Absent
  • Mikulin, John (R) Nay
  • Molitor, Andrew (R) Nay
  • Morinello, Angelo (R) Nay
  • Reilly, Michael (R) Nay
  • Reyes, Karines (D) Yea
  • Romero, Gabriella (D) Yea
  • Rosenthal, Linda (D) Absent
  • Seawright, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Tannousis, Michael (R) Nay
  • Vanel, Clyde (D) Yea
  • Walker, Latrice (D) Yea
  • Weprin, Mark (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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