New York A 1838: Relates to the sale and possession of self-defense spray devices in the state
Status: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (as of 2026-05-29)
State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 1838
Sponsors: Christopher Eachus, Andrea Bailey, Andrew Hevesi, Angelo Santabarbara, Anil Beephan Jr., Aron Wieder, Brian Manktelow, Dana Levenberg, David McDonough, Eric Brown, George Alvarez, John T. McDonald III, Karl Brabenec, Lester Chang, Marianne Buttenschon, MaryJane Shimsky, Matthew Slater, Michael Durso, Michaelle C. Solages, Nader Sayegh, Nily Rozic, Paula Kay, Sam Berger, William Colton
Bill Text
Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly • • • • • • • • Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie --> --> --> • Assembly Members • Legislative Info • Public Hearings • Speaker's Press • Assembly Reports • Committees & More • Bill Search Home • Laws • Legislative Calendar • Public Hearing Schedule • Assembly Calendars • Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: • Summary • Actions • Committee Votes • Floor Votes • Memo • Text • LFIN • Chamber Video/Transcript A01838 Summary: BILL NOA01838C   SAME ASSAME AS S04922-C   SPONSOREachus   COSPNSRRozic, Alvarez, Hevesi, McDonough, Bailey, Chang, Solages, Levenberg, Sayegh, Kay, Durso, Berger, McDonald, Brown E, Beephan, Brabenec, Colton, Manktelow, Slater, Buttenschon, Shimsky, Wieder, Santabarbara   MLTSPNSR   Amd §265.20, rpld §265.20 sub a ¶15, Pen L   Relates to the sale and possession of self-defense spray devices in the state; removes the requirement that only authorized dealers and pharmacists could sell such devices; provides that no more than two self-defense spray devices may be sold at any one time to a single purchaser; repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto. Go to top A01838 Actions: BILL NOA01838C   01/14/2025referred to codes 05/05/2025amend and recommit to codes 05/05/2025print number 1838a 06/03/2025amend (t) and recommit to codes 06/03/2025print number 1838b 01/07/2026referred to codes 01/20/2026amended by restoring to previous print 1838a 05/20/2026amend and recommit to codes 05/20/2026print number 1838c 05/28/2026reported referred to rules 05/29/2026reported 05/29/2026rules report cal.257 05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.257 05/29/2026passed assembly 05/29/2026delivered to senate 05/29/2026REFERRED TO CODES 05/29/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S4922C 05/29/20263RD READING CAL.1138 05/29/2026PASSED SENATE 05/29/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY Go to topA01838 Committee Votes: Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz DATE:05/28/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloAye CookExcusedReillyAye LavineAyeMikulinExcused WeprinAyeTannousisAye HevesiAyeAngelinoAye SeawrightAyeMolitorAye RosenthalAye WalkerAye VanelAbsent CruzAye BoresExcused ReyesAye CunninghamAye RomeroAye AlvarezAye TaylorAye Committee:RULES Chair:Glick DATE:05/29/2026AYE/NAY:26/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye PretlowAyeHawleyAye CookExcusedBlankenbushAye GlickAyeBrabenecAye DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye ColtonAyeReillyAye MagnarelliAyeSmithAye PaulinAyeJensenAye Peoples-StokesExcusedGandolfoAye BenedettoAye LavineAye LupardoAye BraunsteinAye DavilaAye HyndmanAye RozicExcused BronsonAye HevesiAye HunterAye TaylorExcused CruzAye VanelAye Go to topA01838 Floor Votes: DATE:05/29/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 128/0Yes Alvarez Yes Carroll P Yes Friend Yes Lemondes Yes Pheffer Amato Yes Slater Yes ‡ Anderson Yes Carroll RC Yes Gallagher Yes Levenberg Yes Pirozzolo Yes Smith Yes Angelino Yes Cashman Yes Gallahan Yes Lucas ER Powers Yes Smullen Yes Bailey ER Chandler-Waterm Yes Gandolfo Yes Lunsford Yes Pretlow Yes Solages ER Barclay Yes Chang Yes Gibbs Yes Lupardo Yes Ra Yes ‡ Steck Yes Barrett Yes Chludzinski Yes Giglio Yes Magnarelli ER Raga Yes Stern Yes Beephan Yes Clark Yes Glick ER Maher Yes Rajkumar Yes Stirpe Yes Bendett Yes Colton ER Gonzalez-Rojas Yes Manktelow ER Ramos Yes Tague Yes Benedetto Yes Conrad ER Gray Yes McDonald Yes Reilly Yes Tannousis ER Berger ER Cook Yes Griffin ER McDonough Yes Reyes ER Tapia Yes Bichotte Hermel Yes Cruz Yes Hawley Yes McMahon Yes ‡ Rivera ER Taylor Yes Blankenbush Yes Cunningham Yes Hevesi Yes Meeks Yes Romero Yes Torres Yes Blumencranz Yes Dais Yes Hooks Yes ‡ Mikulin Yes Rosenthal ER Valdez Yes Bologna Yes Davila Yes Hunter Yes Miller Yes ‡ Rozic Yes Vanel ER Bores Yes De Los Santos Yes Hyndman Yes Mitaynes Yes Santabarbara Yes Walker Yes Brabenec Yes DeStefano Yes Jackson Yes Molitor Yes Sayegh Yes Walsh Yes Braunstein ER Dilan Yes Jacobson ER Moreno Yes Schiavoni Yes Weprin Yes Bronson Yes Dinowitz Yes Jensen Yes Morinello Yes Seawright Yes Wieder Yes Brook-Krasny Yes ‡ DiPietro Yes Kassay Yes Norber Yes Sempolinski Yes Williams Yes Brown EA Yes Durso Yes Kay Yes Novakhov Yes Septimo Yes Woerner Yes
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