Senate Bill S1235

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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  • 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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2021-S1235 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9139
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
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
2019-2020: S1831
2023-2024: S4818, A5696

2021-S1235 - Summary

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

2021-S1235 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1235 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1235
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SERRA-
   NO, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 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.
                                                            LBD03103-01-1
              

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2021-S1235A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9139
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
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
2019-2020: S1831
2023-2024: S4818, A5696

2021-S1235A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S1235A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1235A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1235--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, GAUGHRAN, JACK-
   SON, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  STAVISKY  --  read
   twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
   Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accord-
   ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03103-02-2
              

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