New York S 1455: Requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms

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S01455 Summary:

BILL NOS01455B

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SAME ASSAME AS A01191-B

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §835, add §838-c, Exec L

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Enacts the "safer weapons, safer homes act"; requires the division of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of personalized firearms; defines personalized firearms; requires the division to report to the governor and the legislature on the results of the study.

Go to top S01455 Actions:

BILL NOS01455B

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO CODES

03/10/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/09/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

06/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 1455A

06/11/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/11/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1800

06/12/2025PASSED SENATE

06/12/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/12/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

01/28/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

02/02/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

02/02/2026PRINT NUMBER 1455B

06/04/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1702

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A1191B

&nbspA01191 AMEND=B Bores

&nbsp01/09/2025referred to codes

&nbsp01/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp04/29/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp04/30/2025reported 

&nbsp04/30/2025rules report cal.156

&nbsp04/30/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.156

&nbsp05/14/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/14/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/14/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/09/2025recalled from senate

&nbsp06/09/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/09/2025vote reconsidered - restored to third reading

&nbsp06/09/2025amended on third reading (t) 1191a

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.42

&nbsp01/12/2026amended on third reading 1191b

&nbsp03/26/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/26/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/26/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S1455B

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1702

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1455--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --
 reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
 on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
 reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
 on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the division
 of criminal justice services to study the technological viability of
 personalized firearms

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "safer
 2 weapons, safer homes act".
 3 § 2. Section 835 of the executive law is amended by adding two new
 4 subdivisions 12 and 13 to read as follows:
 5 12. "Personalized firearm" means a pistol or revolver that incorpo-
 6 rates within its design a permanent programmable feature as part of its
 7 manufacture that cannot be deactivated and renders it reasonably resist-
 8 ant to being fired except when activated by the lawful owner or other
 9 user authorized by the lawful owner.
 10 13. "Authorized user" means the owner of a personalized firearm or a
 11 person to whom such owner has given consent to use the personalized
 12 firearm.
 13 § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 838-c to
 14 read as follows:
 15 § 838-c. Personalized firearms; study of technological viability. 1.
 16 As used in this section, the terms "personalized firearm" and "author-
 17 ized user" shall have the same meanings as defined in subdivisions

 EXPLANA