Senate Bill S4886

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the manufacturing of firearms

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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-S4886 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 39-H §§899-aaaa - 899-cccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7113
2015-2016: S1391
2017-2018: S2831
2021-2022: S4947
2023-2024: S6035

2019-S4886 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the manufacturing of firearms; requires any firearm manufactured by a three-dimensional printer to contain a unique identifying number and to be registered with the state police.

2019-S4886 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4886 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4886
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 the manufacture
   of firearms
 
   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
 39-H to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 39-H
                         MANUFACTURERS OF FIREARMS
 SECTION 899-AAAA. IDENTIFICATION OF FIREARMS.
         899-BBBB. MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINT-
                ERS.
         899-CCCC. RECORD KEEPING.
   §  899-AAAA.  IDENTIFICATION OF FIREARMS. ANY PERSON WHO HOLDS A VALID
 GUNSMITH LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL  LAW,  AND  WHO
 MANUFACTURES  ANY FIREARM USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERS, SHALL ENSURE
 THAT EACH MANUFACTURED FIREARM SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH A UNIQUE  IDENTI-
 FYING  NUMBER,  AND  THAT  EACH SUCH NUMBER SHALL BE REGISTERED WITH THE
 DIVISION OF STATE POLICE. ANY GUNSMITH LOCATED IN THE CITY OF  NEW  YORK
 OR  THE  COUNTIES  OF  NASSAU OR SUFFOLK SHALL ALSO REGISTER THE FIREARM
 WITH THE LICENSING OFFICER IN SUCH CITY OR COUNTY.
   § 899-BBBB. MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL  PRINTERS.
 NO  PERSON  SHALL USE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER TO CREATE ANY FIREARM,
 RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN, OR ANY PIECE OR PART THEREOF, UNLESS SUCH PERSON  HAS
 A  VALID GUNSMITH LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL
 LAW. ANY PERSON USING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER TO CREATE ANY FIREARM,
 RIFLE, SHOTGUN, OR PIECE OR PART THEREOF, MUST ENSURE THAT SUCH CREATION
 COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL  LAWS  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10468-01-9
              

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