New York S 1026: Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns

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S01026 Summary:

BILL NOS01026A

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SAME ASSAME AS A00198-A

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRFAHY, FERNANDEZ

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §221-e, Exec L

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Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns; requires the division of state police to maintain statewide records of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns and any revocations of such waivers.

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BILL NOS01026A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1039

05/14/2025AMENDED 1026A

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/09/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

04/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.842

04/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1026--A
 Cal. No. 1039

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance --
 reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report,
 amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered
 reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a volun-
 tary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 221-e
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 221-e. Voluntary waiver of right to purchase firearms, rifles, or
 4 shotguns. 1. An individual may file a voluntary waiver of the right to
 5 purchase a firearm, rifle or shotgun with the division of state police,
 6 in a manner that shall be determined by the superintendent. Such indi-
 7 vidual shall then be prohibited from purchasing firearms, rifles and
 8 shotguns. The division of state police shall verify the individual's
 9 identity prior to accepting such form. The individual filing the waiver
 10 may provide an additional individual to be contacted if the waiver is
 11 revoked as set forth in subdivision three of this section.
 12 2. The division of state police shall maintain statewide records of
 13 individuals who waive the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns
 14 as set forth in subdivision one of this section and revocations of such
 15 waivers as set forth in subdivision three of this section. Such records
 16 shall be maintained for internal use in a manner determined by the
 17 superintendent. The division of state police shall enter each waiver
 18 into the New York state national instant criminal background check
 19 system and any other state computer-based systems used by law enforce-
 20 ment agencies or others to identify prohibited purchasers of firearms,
 21 rifles and shotguns within twenty-four hours of receipt of the waiver.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01026-03-5

 S. 1026--A 2

 1 3. An individual may file a revocation of the waiver with the division
 2 of state police in a form that shall be determined by the superinten-
 3 dent. The division of state police shall verify the individual's identi-
 4 ty prior to accepting such revocation. Twenty-one days after receiving
 5 the revocation, the division of state police shall remove the individual
 6 from the New York state national instant criminal background check
 7 system and any other state computer-based systems used by law enforce-
 8 ment agencies or others to identify prohibited purchasers of firearms,
 9 rifles and shotguns, to indicate that the individual is no longer a
 10 prohibited purchaser of firearms, rifles or shotguns due to the volun-
 11 tary waiver.
 12 4. A