New York A 929: Relates to fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services

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A00929 Summary:

BILL NOA00929 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSteck

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COSPNSRSeawright

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Add §76, Exec L

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Grants the Attorney General the power to investigate, prosecute and seek injunctive relief for the sale of illegal firearms and ammunition.

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BILL NOA00929 

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01/08/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 929

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the New York
 State Attorney General Firearms Enforcement act

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York State Attorney General Firearms Enforcement act".
 3 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 76 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 76. Firearm enforcement. 1. For purposes of this section, the
 6 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 7 (a) "Firearm" has the same meaning as that term is defined in 18
 8 U.S.C. 921(a)(3), but shall not include an "antique firearm" as that
 9 term is defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(16).
 10 (b) "Illegal firearm" means any firearm that is prohibited from being
 11 possessed or sold in the state of New York pursuant to state or federal
 12 law.
 13 (c) "Individual seller of firearms" means any person who sells or
 14 transfers a firearm to another person without being a licensed firearms
 15 dealer.
 16 (d) "Rapid-fire modification device" means any bump stock, trigger
 17 crank, binary trigger system, burst trigger system, or any other device
 18 that is designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semi-automatic
 19 firearm, rifle or shotgun.
 20 (e) "Retail firearms dealer" means any person who is licensed to sell
 21 firearms at retail.
 22 2. The attorney general shall have the power and duty to:
 23 (a) Investigate and prosecute any individual seller of firearms or
 24 retail firearms dealer who knowingly sells an illegal firearm or rapid-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00679-01-5

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 1 fire modification device to a resident of the state of New York or to an
 2 individual who purchases a firearm or rapid-fire modification device on
 3 behalf of a New York state resident or who knowingly sells a firearm or
 4 rapid-fire modification device to a resident of the state of New York or
 5 to an individual who purchases a firearm or rapid-fire modification
 6 device on behalf of a New York state resident without contacting the New
 7 York state police for authorization pursuant to section two hundred
 8 twenty-eight of this chapter and any other law, rule or regulation.
 9 (b) Seek and obtain injunctive relief to prevent any individual seller
 10 of firearms or retail firearms dealer from knowingly selling an illegal
 11 firearm or rapid-fire modification device to a resident of the state of
 12 New York or to an individual who purchases a firearm or rapid-fire
 13 modification device on behalf of a New York state resident or to prevent
 14 any individual seller of firearms or retail firearms dealer from know-
 15 ingly selling a firearm or rapid-fire modification device to a resident
 16 of the state of New York or to an individual who purchases a firearm or
 17 rapid-fire modification device on behalf of a New York state resident
 18 without contacting the New York state police for authorization pursuant
 19 to section two hundred twenty-eight of this chapter and any other law,
 20 rule or regulation.
 21 (c) Investigate and prosecute any individual seller of firearms or
 22 retail firearms dealer should they knowingly sell ammunition to a resi-
 23 dent of the state of New York or to an individual who purchases ammuni-
 24 tion on behalf of a New York state resident without contacting the N