New York A 9373: Relates to the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories

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A09373 Summary:

BILL NOA09373A

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SAME ASSAME AS S08608-A

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SPONSORMcDonald

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COSPNSRPaulin, Glick, Griffin, Colton, Shimsky, McMahon, Dinowitz, Rosenthal, Simon, Reyes, Cunningham,
 Valdez

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §139-n, St Fin L

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Requires bidders on contracts to purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories to submit a statement that the bidder is licensed and in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations relating to the sale, transfer, storage and disposition of firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories.

Go to top A09373 Actions:

BILL NOA09373A

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12/19/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

05/14/2026amend and recommit to governmental operations

05/14/2026print number 9373a

05/19/2026reported referred to ways and means

06/04/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA09373 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means McDonaldAyeBeephanAye

GlickAyeSimpsonAye

KimAyeNovakhovAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/04/2026AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyeWalshAye

WeprinAyeDeStefanoAye

RamosAyeManktelowAye

BraunsteinAyeSmullenAye

McDonaldAyeGiglioAye

RozicAyeSlaterAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAbsent

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Go to topA09373 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09373 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9373--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD, PAULIN, GLICK, GRIFFIN, COLTON, SHIM-
 SKY, McMAHON, DINOWITZ, ROSENTHAL, SIMON, REYES, CUNNINGHAM, VALDEZ --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations --
 recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations in accordance
 with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the purchase of
 firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories

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

 1 Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 2 139-n to read as follows:
 3 § 139-n. Statement in bids for the purchase of firearms, ammunition,
 4 and firearm accessories. 1. (a) Every bid hereafter made to the state or
 5 any public department or agency thereof, where competitive bidding is
 6 required by statute, rule or regulation, for the purchase of firearms,
 7 ammunition, or firearm accessories, shall contain the following state-
 8 ment subscribed by the bidder and affirmed by such bidder as true under
 9 the penalty of perjury:
 10 "By submission of this bid, each bidder and each person signing on
 11 behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each
 12 party thereto certifies as to its own organization, under penalty of
 13 perjury, that the bidder:
 14 (i) is duly licensed pursuant to applicable federal, state, and local
 15 law to sell or transfer firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories,
 16 where such licensure is required;
 17 (ii) is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local
 18 laws, rules, and regulations relating to the sale, transfer, storage,
 19 and disposition of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13949-02-6

 A. 9373--A 2

 1 (iii) does not sell, offer for sale, advertise, market, distribute, or
 2 otherwise transfer unserialized gun build kits or firearm precursor
 3 parts;
 4 (iv) has and has implemented written policies, procedures, or prac-
 5 tices to prevent, detect, and screen for stra