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Senate Bill S1154

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to purchases of ammunition

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2025-S1154 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1801
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§400.02 & 400.03, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7674, A8085

2025-S1154 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database.

2025-S1154 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1154 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1154
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  OBERACKER, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, WEIK -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  penal  law,  in  relation  to  permitting  certain
   licensed  individuals  to  purchase  or  take possession of ammunition
   without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 400.02 of
 the  penal  law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended
 to read as follows:
   There shall be a statewide license and record  database  specific  for
 ammunition  sales  which shall be created and maintained by the division
 of state police the cost of which shall not be borne by any municipality
 no later than thirty days upon designating the division of state  police
 as  the  point  of  contact to perform both firearm and ammunition back-
 ground  checks  under  federal  and  state  law.  Records  assembled  or
 collected  for  purposes  of  inclusion  in  such  database shall not be
 subject to disclosure pursuant to article six  of  the  public  officers
 law.  All  records  containing  granted  license  applications  from all
 licensing authorities shall be monthly checked by the division of crimi-
 nal justice services in conjunction with the division  of  state  police
 against   criminal  conviction,  criminal  indictments,  mental  health,
 extreme risk protection orders, orders  of  protection,  and  all  other
 records  as  are necessary to determine their continued accuracy as well
 as whether an individual is no longer a valid license holder. The  divi-
 sion  of criminal justice services shall also check pending applications
 made pursuant to this article against such records to determine  whether
 a  license  may be granted. All state and local agencies shall cooperate
 with the division of criminal justice services, as otherwise  authorized
 by law, in making their records available for such checks. No later than
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03551-01-5

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