New York S 4285: Relates to the community guardianship program

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S04285 Summary:

BILL NOS04285 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPARKER

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, SERRANO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §396-ff, Gen Bus L

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Increases the types of firearms that are to be included in the firearm ballistic identification databank.

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BILL NOS04285 

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4285

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, COMRIE, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer
 Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to a firearm
 ballistic identification databank

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 396-ff to read as follows:
 3 § 396-ff. Firearm ballistic identification databank. (1) For the
 4 purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following
 5 meanings:
 6 (a) "Manufacturer" means any person, firm or corporation possessing a
 7 valid federal license that permits such person, firm or corporation to
 8 engage in the business of manufacturing firearms or ammunition therefor
 9 for the purpose of sale or distribution.
 10 (b) "Shell casing" means that part of ammunition capable of being used
 11 in a firearm that contains the primer and propellant powder to discharge
 12 the bullet or projectile.
 13 (c) "Firearm" means a pistol, revolver, or assault weapon as defined
 14 in section 265.00 of the penal law, rifle, or other long-barreled weap-
 15 on.
 16 (2) Any manufacturer that ships, transports or delivers a firearm to
 17 any person in this state shall, in accordance with rules and regulations
 18 promulgated by the division of state police, include in the container
 19 with such firearm a separate sealed container that encloses:
 20 (a) a shell casing of a bullet or projectile discharged from such
 21 firearm; and
 22 (b) any additional information that identifies such firearm and shell
 23 casing as required by such rules and regulations.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08044-01-5

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 1 (3) A gunsmith or dealer in firearms licensed in this state shall,
 2 within ten days of the receipt of any firearm from a manufacturer that
 3 fails to comply with the provisions of this section, either (a) return
 4 such firearm to such manufacturer, or (b) notify the division of state
 5 police of such noncompliance and thereafter obtain a substitute sealed
 6 container through participation in a program operated by the state
 7 police as provided in subdivision four of this section.
 8 (4) The division of state police shall no later than October first,
 9 two thousand twenty-six, promulgate rules and regulations for the opera-
 10 tion of a program which provides a gunsmith or a dealer in firearms
 11 licensed in this state with a sealed container enclosing the items spec-
 12 ified in subdivision two of this section. The program shall at a mini-
 13 mum:
 14 (a) be operational by January first, two thousand twenty-seven;
 15 (b) operate in at least five regional locations within the state; and
 16 (c) specify procedures by which such gunsmith or dealer is to deliver
 17 a firearm to the regional program location closest to their place of
 18 business for testing and prompt return of such firearm.
 19 (5) A gunsmith or dealer in firearms licensed in this state shall,
 20 within ten days of delivering to any person a firearm received by such
 21 gunsmith or dealer in firearms, forward to the division of state police,
 22 along with the original transaction report required by subdivision
 23 twelve of section 400.00 of the penal law, the sealed container enclos-
 24 ing the shell casing from such firearm either (a) received from the
 25 manufacturer, or (b) obtained through participation in the progr