Senate Bill S1831

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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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2019-S1831 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 38-B §§825 - 828, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7835
2013-2014: S571
2015-2016: S2441
2017-2018: S3041
2021-2022: S1235
2023-2024: S4818

2019-S1831 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm; violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.

2019-S1831 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1831 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1831
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI, KRUEGER, MONT-
   GOMERY,  RIVERA,  SERRANO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer
   Protection
 
 AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing a
   waiting period for the purchase of a firearm

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 38-B to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 38-B
                      WAITING PERIOD FOR PURCHASE OF
                                 FIREARMS
 SECTION 825. DEFINITIONS.
         826. WAITING PERIOD.
         827. EXEMPTIONS.
         828. PENALTY.
   § 825. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   1.   "DEALER IN FIREARMS" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   2. "FIREARM" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVI-
 SION THREE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   §  826.  WAITING  PERIOD.  NO  DEALER  IN  FIREARMS  SHALL DELIVER ANY
 FIREARM, AND NO PERSON SHALL TAKE POSSESSION OF ANY FIREARM FROM A DEAL-
 ER IN FIREARMS UNLESS:
   1. TEN DAYS HAVE ELAPSED FROM  THE  DATE  SUCH  DEALER  INITIATED  THE
 NATIONAL  INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK OF THE PURCHASER AS REQUIRED
 BY 18 U.S.C. § 922(T), AFTER  RECEIVING  A  COMPLETED  FEDERAL  FIREARMS
 TRANSACTION RECORD, FORM 4473, FROM THE PURCHASER; AND
   2.  SUCH  DEALER HAS RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE PURCHASER HAS PASSED ALL
 BACKGROUND CHECKS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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