New York A 198: Relates to requiring the commissioner of health to conduct a study relating to medical aid in dying

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A00198 Summary:

BILL NOA00198A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01026-A

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRDinowitz, Seawright, Lupardo, Otis, Brown K, Bores, Meeks, Shimsky, Glick, Rosenthal, Weprin

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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.

Go to top A00198 Actions:

BILL NOA00198A

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

04/30/2025amend and recommit to governmental operations

04/30/2025print number 198a

05/20/2025reported referred to codes

06/05/2025reported referred to rules

01/07/2026referred to codes

04/21/2026reported 

04/23/2026advanced to third reading cal.347

Go to topA00198 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:10/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes McDonaldAyeBeephanNay

GlickAyeSimpsonNay

KimAyeNovakhovNay

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberNay

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:06/05/2025AYE/NAY:15/6 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelExcused

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

LasherAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:04/21/2026AYE/NAY:14/6 Action: Favorable DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookExcusedReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

BoresExcused

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

TaylorAye

Go to topA00198 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00198 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 198--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, LUPARDO, OTIS,
 K. BROWN, BORES, MEEKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 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.
 LBD01026-02-5

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