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Senate Bill S9334A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms

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2025-S9334 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10485
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L

2025-S9334 - Summary

Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended.

2025-S9334 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9334 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9334
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BOTTCHER -- 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 consumer warnings  regard-
   ing rifles, shotguns, and firearms
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 400.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   21.  (A)  UPON THE ISSUANCE OF OR AMENDMENT TO A LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR
 POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN, THE LICENSING  OFFICER  SHALL
 PROVIDE  THE  LICENSEE OR PERMITTEE, AS APPLICABLE, A GRAPHIC WARNING OR
 WARNINGS DESIGNED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION TOGETHER
 WITH THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY OF THIS SECTION.
   (B) WHERE A FIREARMS DEALER DISPLAYS OR OTHERWISE PROVIDES THE  NOTICE
 REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWENTY OF THIS SECTION, ADJACENT TO
 SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE A GRAPHIC WARNING SIGN DESIGNED PURSUANT  TO  PARA-
 GRAPH  (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH GRAPHIC WARNING SIGN SHALL BE UNOB-
 STRUCTED IN ITS ENTIRETY.
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE SHALL:
   (I) DESIGN ONE OR MORE GRAPHIC WARNINGS THAT DEPICT THE NATURE OF  THE
 HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  RISKS  DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION TWENTY OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (II) PUBLISH AND MAKE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE  THE  GRAPHIC  WARNINGS
 DESIGNED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (D) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
 LIABLE  FOR A CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A
 FIRST VIOLATION WITHIN ANY TWELVE MONTH PERIOD OR TEN  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
 FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION WITHIN ANY TWELVE MONTH PERIOD.
   (E)  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  AND DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE MAY
 ENACT ANY RULES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the two hundred tenth day after it
 shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14415-01-6

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2025-S9334A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10485
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L

2025-S9334A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended.

2025-S9334A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9334A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9334--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BOTTCHER,  BAILEY,  BASKIN,  BRISPORT, FERNANDEZ,
   GIANARIS, GONZALEZ,  GOUNARDES,  MYRIE,  RIVERA,  SALAZAR,  SEPULVEDA,
   SERRANO,  WEBB,  ZELLNER  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to consumer warnings regard-
   ing rifles, shotguns, and firearms
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 400.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   21. (A) UPON THE ISSUANCE OF OR AMENDMENT TO A LICENSE OR  PERMIT  FOR
 POSSESSION  OF  A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN, THE LICENSING OFFICER SHALL
 PROVIDE THE LICENSEE OR PERMITTEE, AS APPLICABLE, A GRAPHIC  WARNING  OR
 WARNINGS DESIGNED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION TOGETHER
 WITH THE NOTICE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  WHERE A FIREARMS DEALER DISPLAYS OR OTHERWISE PROVIDES THE NOTICE
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY OF  THIS  SECTION,  ADJACENT  TO
 SUCH  NOTICE  SHALL BE A GRAPHIC WARNING SIGN DESIGNED PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. SUCH GRAPHIC WARNING SIGN SHALL BE  UNOB-
 STRUCTED IN ITS ENTIRETY.
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE SHALL:
   (I)  DESIGN ONE OR MORE GRAPHIC WARNINGS THAT DEPICT THE NATURE OF THE
 HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS DESCRIBED IN THE  NOTICE  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION TWENTY OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (II)  PUBLISH  AND  MAKE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE THE GRAPHIC WARNINGS
 DESIGNED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (D) NO LICENSING OFFICER, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OR  ANY  EMPLOYEE  THEREOF
 SHALL  BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON BY REASON OF ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE RESULT-
 ING FROM THE FAILURE OF ANY GUNSMITH OR FIREARMS DEALER TO  COMPLY  WITH
 THIS  SUBDIVISION OR IN CONSEQUENCE OF ANY ACT OR OMISSION IN CONNECTION
 WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OR ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14415-03-6

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