New York S 9486: Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm

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S09486 Summary:

BILL NOS09486B

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SAME ASSAME AS A10307-B

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §228, Exec L

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Requires notification of firearm denials to local law enforcement and the local prosecutor having jurisdiction where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm; requires local law enforcement to initiate a criminal investigation within five business days.

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BILL NOS09486B

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03/17/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

03/19/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

03/19/2026PRINT NUMBER 9486A

05/29/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

05/29/2026PRINT NUMBER 9486B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9486--B

 IN SENATE

 March 17, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to notification to local
 law enforcement of firearm denials

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 228 of the execu-
 2 tive law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended and a
 3 new subdivision 2-a is added to read as follows:
 4 (a) The division shall report the name, date of birth and physical
 5 description of any person prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant
 6 to 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g) or (n), and the reason for any denial, to the
 7 national instant criminal background check system index, denied persons
 8 files.
 9 2-a. (a) Within two business days of making the report described in
 10 paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this section, the division shall
 11 report the name, date of birth, physical description, and the reason for
 12 the denial to:
 13 i. the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the
 14 location where the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm; and
 15 ii. the local prosecutor having jurisdiction over the location wherein
 16 the prohibited person sought to acquire the firearm.
 17 (b) The local law enforcement agency shall initiate a criminal inves-
 18 tigation within five business days of receiving such report from the
 19 division.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 21 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14853-06-6

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