New York A 1210: Establishes a waiting period before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person

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A01210 Summary:

BILL NOA01210C

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SAME ASSAME AS S09338-A

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRDinowitz, Seawright, Rosenthal, Zinerman

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§400.00 & 400.20, Pen L; amd §§897 & 898, Gen Bus L

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Establishes a three calendar day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person; provides exceptions where a person possesses a license to purchase, carry or possess a pistol, revolver, or semiautomatic rifle.

Go to top A01210 Actions:

BILL NOA01210C

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01/09/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

04/24/2026amend and recommit to codes

04/24/2026print number 1210a

05/21/2026amend and recommit to codes

05/21/2026print number 1210b

06/01/2026amend and recommit to codes

06/01/2026print number 1210c

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1210--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, SEAWRIGHT, ROSENTHAL, ZINERMAN
 -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to
 the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee
 with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation
 to establishing a waiting period before a firearm, shotgun or rifle
 may be delivered to a person

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by chapter 207 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 12. Records required of gunsmiths and dealers in firearms. In addition
 5 to the requirements set forth in article thirty-nine-BB of the general
 6 business law, any person licensed as gunsmith or dealer in firearms
 7 shall keep a record book approved as to form, except in the city of New
 8 York, by the superintendent of state police. In the record book shall be
 9 entered at the time of every transaction involving a firearm the date,
 10 name, age, occupation and residence of any person from whom a firearm is
 11 received or to whom a firearm is delivered, and the calibre, make,
 12 model, manufacturer's name and serial number, or if none, any other
 13 distinguishing number or identification mark on such firearm. Before
 14 delivering a firearm to any person, the licensee shall require [him]
 15 such person to produce either a license valid under this section to
 16 carry or possess the same, or proof of lawful authority as an exempt
 17 person pursuant to section 265.20 of this chapter and [either] (a) [the
 18 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) or its succes-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03394-05-6

 A. 1210--C 2

 1 sor has issued a "proceed" response to the licensee, or (b) thirty]
 2 three calendar days have elapsed since the date the licensee contacted
 3 [NICS] the New York State National Instant Background Check System ("NYS
 4 NICS") or its successor to initiate a national instant criminal back-
 5 ground check and (b) NYS NICS has [not notified] issued a "proceed"
 6 response to the licensee [that]; provided, however, that for a person
 7 with a valid license to purchase, carry or possess a pistol, revolver,
 8 or semiautomatic rifle pursuant to this section, the licensed gunsmith
 9 or dealer in firearms may deliver such pistol, revolver, or semiautomat-
 10 ic rifle, other than an assault weapon or disguised gun, to such
 11 licensee upon receipt of a "proceed" response from NYS NICS or its
 12 successor. If, after thirty calendar days, NYS NICS has not issued a
 13 response t