| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2025 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8460
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
2025-S8460 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§265.00 & 265.01, Pen L
2025-S8460 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8460
SPONSOR: FAHY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to including flare guns in
criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree
PURPOSE::
Includes flare guns in criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
degree
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS::
Section 1 adds a new subdivision 37 to Section 265.00 of the Penal Law
to define "flare gun" as any handheld signaling device, Very pistol, or
signal pistol designed and purposed to fire a pyrotechnic flare, regard-
less of intended market use.
Section 2 amends Section 265.01(2) of the Penal Law to include "flare
gun" among the list of weapons that may not be possessed with unlawful
2025-S8460 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8460
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
July 18, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including flare guns in
criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 37 to read as follows:
37. "FLARE GUN" MEANS ANY HANDHELD SIGNALING DEVICE, VERY PISTOL, OR
SIGNAL PISTOL DESIGNED AND PURPOSED TO FIRE A PYROTECHNIC FLARE, WHETHER
SINGLE-SHOT OR MULTI-SHOT, AND WHETHER MARKETED FOR MARITIME, EMERGENCY,
OR RECREATIONAL USE.
§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 265.01 of the penal law as amended by
chapter 146 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
(2) [He or she] SUCH PERSON possesses any dagger, dangerous knife,
dirk, machete, razor, stiletto, imitation pistol, undetectable knife,
FLARE GUN or any other dangerous or deadly instrument or weapon with
intent to use the same unlawfully against another; or
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13464-01-5
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