New York S 8608: Relates to the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories

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S08608 Summary:

BILL NOS08608A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09373-A

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SPONSORMYRIE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §139-n, St Fin L

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Requires bidders on contracts to purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories to submit a statement that the bidder is licensed and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the sale, transfer, storage and disposition of firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories.

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BILL NOS08608A

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12/08/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

05/18/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

05/18/2026PRINT NUMBER 8608A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8608--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 December 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
 the Committee on Procurement and Contracts in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the purchase of
 firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 2 139-n to read as follows:
 3 § 139-n. Statement in bids for the purchase of firearms, ammunition,
 4 and firearm accessories. 1. (a) Every bid hereafter made to the state or
 5 any public department or agency thereof, where competitive bidding is
 6 required by statute, rule or regulation, for the purchase of firearms,
 7 ammunition, or firearm accessories, shall contain the following state-
 8 ment subscribed by the bidder and affirmed by such bidder as true under
 9 the penalty of perjury:
 10 "By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person signing on
 11 behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each
 12 party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of
 13 perjury, that the bidder:
 14 (i) is duly licensed pursuant to applicable federal, state, and local
 15 law to sell or transfer firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories,
 16 where such licensure is required;
 17 (ii) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local
 18 laws, rules, and regulations relating to the sale, transfer, storage,
 19 and disposition of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories;
 20 (iii) does not sell, offer for sale, advertise, market, distribute, or
 21 otherwise transfer unserialized gun build kits or firearm precursor
 22 parts;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13949-03-6

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 1 (iv) has and has implemented written policies, procedures, or prac-
 2 tices to prevent, detect, and screen for straw purchases and firearm
 3 trafficking;
 4 (v) has and has implemented written policies, procedures, or practices
 5 to prevent, detect, and screen against the sale or transfer of firearms,
 6 ammunition, or firearm accessories to any individual prohibited from
 7 possessing a firearm by federal, state, or local law or court order;
 8 (vi) has and has implemented written policies, procedures, or prac-
 9 tices to prevent, detect, document, and report the theft or loss of
 10 firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories;
 11 (vii) provides training to employees regarding compliance with appli-
 12 cable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations relating to
 13 the sale or transfer of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories;
 14 and
 15 (viii) operates a digital video surveillance system at each premises
 16 where firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories are sold, stored, or
 17 transferred."
 18 (b) Every bid hereafter made to the state or any public department or
 19 agency thereof, where competitive bidding is not required by statute,
 20 rule or regulation, for the purchas