New York A 3825: Establishes the ammunition purchase certification act

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A03825 Summary:

BILL NOA03825 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORGray

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Smullen, Blankenbush, McDonough

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §400.04, Pen L

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Establishes the ammunition purchase certification act which requires purchasers of ammunition to have an ammunition purchase permit number.

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BILL NOA03825 

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01/30/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA03825 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA03825 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03825 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3825

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GRAY, DeSTEFANO, SMULLEN, BLANKENBUSH, McDONOUGH
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the ammuni-
 tion purchase certification act

 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 as the "ammunition purchase certif-
 2 ication act".
 3 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 400.04 to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 400.04 Ammunition purchase permit number.
 6 1. No person shall purchase ammunition in this state without a valid
 7 ammunition purchase permit number issued by the division of state
 8 police. The division of state police shall serve as the point of
 9 contact for the processing of ammunition purchasing permits and shall
 10 establish criteria and procedures for the issuance, renewal, suspension,
 11 and revocation of such permits.
 12 2. An ammunition purchase permit shall be issued subsequent to an
 13 individual passing the required background check for the purchase of
 14 ammunition or after approval via application, as determined by the divi-
 15 sion of state police, and shall be valid for a period of one year from
 16 such initial purchase or date of issue. There shall be no additional fee
 17 for such issuance. The current fee of two dollars and fifty cents shall
 18 be charged at the time of the initial purchase or filing of the applica-
 19 tion and any subsequent renewal.
 20 3. Each permit shall be a physical permit card with a unique identifi-
 21 cation number. From the date of issuance, purchasers shall use either
 22 the permit card or its unique identification number when purchasing
 23 ammunition.
 24 4. The permit number may be renewed for a subsequent period of one
 25 year upon a valid purchase after the expiration of such permit number.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08225-01-5

 A. 3825 2

 1 5. An ammunition purchase permit number may be revoked at any time by
 2 the division of state police.
 3 6. The division of state police shall notify the holder of an ammuni-
 4 tion purchase permit of the suspension or revocation of their permit in
 5 writing by certified mail and such suspension or revocation shall be
 6 noted in the statewide license and record database for licensees and
 7 sellers.
 8 7. A person who purchases ammunition without a valid ammunition
 9 purchase permit number is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
 10 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first day of the twelfth month
 11 after it shall have become a law.

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