S7236 • 2025

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check

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Sponsor: Michael Gianaris
Last action: 2026-05-28
Official status: Passed Assembly
Effective date: Not listed

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Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.

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Bill History

2026-05-28 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A7983
2026-05-28 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.274
2026-05-28 Assembly
PASSED ASSEMBLY
2026-05-28 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-05-19 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-05-19 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-19 Assembly
REFERRED TO CODES
2026-03-26 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-03-25 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-03-24 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.617
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO CODES
2025-06-13 Senate
COMMITTED TO RULES
2025-05-22 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-05-21 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-05-20 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.1255
2025-04-04 Senate
REFERRED TO CODES

Official Summary Text

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check
Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          7236

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                      April 4, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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  restrictions  on  the
          receipt of ammunition

          THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Section 400.03 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
     2  subdivision 9 to read as follows:
     3    9.  ANY  AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
     4  BE DENIED IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE AMMUNITION PURCHASER IS PROHIBIT-
     5  ED FROM  POSSESSING  A  SHOTGUN  OR  RIFLE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  CHAPTER,
     6  SUBSECTION  (G) OF SECTION 922 OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, OR
     7  A TEMPORARY OR FINAL EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER ISSUED UNDER  ARTICLE
     8  SIXTY-THREE-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11499-01-5