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Assembly Bill A458

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires certain training for all retailers, dealers and sellers of firearms in New York state

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2025-A458 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §898-b, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10692
2023-2024: A559

2025-A458 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires training on how to identify illegal purchasers of firearms for all retailers, dealers and sellers of firearms in New York state; directs the state police to implement such program; makes related provisions.

2025-A458 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    458
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  certain
   required  training  for all retailers, dealers and sellers of firearms
   in New York state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  898-b  of the general business law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. ALL RETAILERS, DEALERS AND SELLERS OF FIREARMS IN  NEW  YORK  STATE
 AND  THEIR  EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RECEIVE TRAINING ON
 HOW TO IDENTIFY  ILLEGAL  PURCHASERS  OF  FIREARMS.  ADDITIONALLY,  SUCH
 TRAINING SHALL INCLUDE ELEMENTS TO HELP TRAINEES SPOT POTENTIAL PURCHAS-
 ERS  EXHIBITING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS, STRESS OR ANGUISH AND/OR MAY BE
 A THREAT TO OTHERS. THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE SHALL DEVELOP  AND  IMPLE-
 MENT SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01289-01-5

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