Information is gleaned from a number of sources including but not limited to Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), Gun Owners of America (GOA), Ammoland, New York State Conservation Council (NYSCC), Legiscan.com, NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), 2 AM Patriot, Concerned Citizens for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), and individuals in the legal field.
NYS BILL ACTIONS SINCE MAY 23 THROUGH JUNE 19, 2024.
Bills that saw action but did not pass in both the Assembly and Senate are not listed for brevity.
New York Senate Bill 6649
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 7 2023 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-03 – returned to senate
Summary
Requires firearms dealers to post and provide written warnings to purchasers of dangers posed by access to weapons in the home.
2024-06-03 – Assembly – Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 98 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-06-07 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 40 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
Same As/Similar To
A02882 (Same As) 2024-06-03 – substituted by s6649
New York Senate Bill 9760
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 3 2024 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-04 – returned to senate
Summary
Directs that statewide resources and information relating to safe storage of firearms, child access prevention and firearm violence prevention and information on county and local specific laws and regulations related to child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms shall be provided to individuals at the time of issuance of a firearm license; directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to develop and implement a public awareness campaign on the safe storage of firearms, rifles and shotguns and child access and prevention.
2024-06-04 – Assembly – Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 145 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-06-03 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 53 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-06-03 SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
Same As/Similar To
A10356 (Same As) 2024-06-04 – substituted by s9760
New York Assembly Bill 7555
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 3 2024 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-04 – RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Summary
Relates to the dangers to safety and health and the creation of a public nuisance caused by the sale, manufacturing, distribution, importing, and marketing of firearms.Top of Form
2024-06-04 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 43 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-03 – Assembly – Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 89 N: 56 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-06-03 SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
Same As/Similar To
S07392 (Same As) 2024-06-04 – SUBSTITUTED BY A7555A
New York Assembly Bill 7717
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 3 2024 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-04 – RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Summary
Relates to who can be a petitioner (from a law enforcement agency) for an extreme risk protection order.
2024-06-04 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 57 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-03 – Assembly – Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 143 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-06-03 SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
New York Assembly Bill 6821
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 3 2024 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-06 – RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
Summary
Authorizes the commissioner of environmental conservation to enter into contracts for the lease or use of state lands for the purpose of maple tree tapping and sap production for a term of up to, but not to exceed, ten years.
2024-06-06 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 61 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-03 – Assembly – Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 145 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-06-03 SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
Same As/Similar To
S06320 (Same As) 2024-06-06 – SUBSTITUTED BY A6821
New York Senate Bill 7365
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 6 2024 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-07 – returned to senate
Summary
Requires reasonable controls and procedures to be taken to prevent the installation and use of a pistol converter.
2024-06-06 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 48 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-07 – Assembly – Assembly passed vote
2024-06-07 SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
Same As/Similar To
A10053 (Same As) 2024-06-06 – substituted by s7365b
New York Senate Bill 8382
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 5 2024 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-07 – returned to senate
Summary
Authorizes hunting big game by rifle in the county of Niagara except within the city of Niagara Falls, the city of Lockport and the city of North Tonawanda.
2024-06-05 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 57 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]2024-06-07 – Assembly – Assembly passed vote
2024-06-07 SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
Same As/Similar To
A09130 (Same As) 2024-06-07 – substituted by s8382b
New York Senate Bill 8644
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 29 2024 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-07 – returned to senate
Summary
Requires that a person hold a license, tag or privilege in an electronic or other acceptable format pursuant to regulations for the hunting
2024-05-29 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 59 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-07 – Assembly- passed Assembly
2024-06-07 SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
Same As/Similar To
A10565 (Same As) 2024-06-07 – substituted by s8644a
New York Senate Bill 8479
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 4 2024 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-07 – returned to senate
Summary
Requires payment card networks to use certain merchant category-codes for firearm and ammunition dealers.
2024-06-04 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 45 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-06-07 – Assembly – passed Assembly
2024-06-07 SENDING TO GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.
Same As/Similar To
A09862 (Same As) 2024-06-06 – substituted by s8479a
New York Senate Bill 4598
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Engrossed on June 6 2023 – 50% progression
Action: 2024-06-05 – returned to senate
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Provides funding for school anti-violence education programs through the omnibus school violence prevention grant program.
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Roll Calls
2024-06-06 – Assembly – Assembly Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 146 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-06-04 – Senate – Senate Floor Vote – Final Passage (Y: 61 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
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All of the above bills in the New York State Legislature have passed both the Assembly and the Senate and may be signed into law by the Governor on or before December 31, 2024. If the bill is not signed into law or never passed both houses, it may be reintroduced when the new legislative session resumes in January 2025. If it did not pass, it may only be brought up for a vote, before this year end in an emergency session called by the Governor.
FEDERAL BILLS
US Congress Senate Bill 3369/US Congress House Bill 8600/
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on November 30 2023 – 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-30 – Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Action: 2024-06-03 – Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Summary
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the possession of certain firearms, and for other purposes.
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Title
GOSAFE Act Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act
US Congress House Bill 8719
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2024 – 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-12 – Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Summary
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require a Federal firearms licensee to provide secure firearms storage information to a prospective firearm transferee, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a gun safe credit, and for other purposes.
US Congress House Bill 8768
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2024 – 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-14 – Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Summary
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants available to support State, Tribal, and local firearm destruction activities, and for other purposes.
US Congress House Bill 8764
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2024 – 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-14 – Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Summary
To require the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of federally licensed firearms dealers with a high number of short time-to-crime firearm traces, and to prohibit Federal departments and agencies from contracting with such dealers.
To require the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of federally licensed firearms dealers with a high number of short time-to-crime firearm traces, and to prohibit Federal departments and agencies from contracting with such dealers.
US Congress House Bill 8763
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 14 2024 – 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-14 – Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Summary
To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes.
US Congress House Bill 8780
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2024 – 25% progression
Action: 2024-06-18 – Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Summary
To direct the Attorney General to authorize the youth gun violence prevention program.
LAWSUITS/LEGAL ISSUES
Supreme Court Rulings:
Braces on pistols are currently legal in federal laws, but not necessarily in a state.
Bump Stocks are currently legal in federal laws, but not necessarily in a state.
Both can be made illegal if properly worded legislative laws are passed.
Supreme Court Hearing results:
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Antonyuk v. James is held over for another week.
Chevron case: still awaiting ruling.
2nd Circuit Court:
There are no changes in any rulings for the 2nd Circuit Court on any of the lawsuits or requests for relief on any of the cases.
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