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New YorkS 19852025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence

Sponsored By: Pete Harckham (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

CODES

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Bill Overview

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Police remove weapons during family violence calls

Effective immediately, New York police must temporarily remove covered weapons during family-offense calls when a safety trigger applies. Weapons must be in plain sight or found during a search done with consent or other legal authority. Triggers include a victim's yes to the report's suspect-threat question, any yes on its danger assessment, or an officer's reasonable belief that removal is needed to protect people or prevent further violence or threats. Covered weapons include firearms, rifles, shotguns, electronic dart and stun guns, disguised guns, imitation weapons, antique firearms, black powder rifles and shotguns, and muzzle-loading firearms. Police also have authority to take covered weapons from someone arrested for or suspected of a family offense. They must take related weapons licenses held by that arrested or suspected person and transfer seized items to the appropriate law enforcement officer. Removal protects victims and others while temporarily taking away the possessor's access to weapons.

Weapon owners face longer waits for return

Seized weapons and licenses cannot return for at least 120 hours (five days), up from 48 hours (two days). Return requires that no protection order, extreme risk protection order, other court order, pending charge, or conviction bars possession. A written finding must also confirm that the owner can legally possess the weapon or license. The court must direct return; without a court, the licensing authority or weapon custodian must do so. Weapons already disposed of under existing law are excluded, and returns must follow that law's procedures. The longer hold extends the safety safeguard while keeping owners from their weapons and licenses longer.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Pete Harckham

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Patricia Fahy

    Democratic • Senate

  • Robert Jackson

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 184 • No: 86

House vote • 6/11/2025

Assembly floor vote

Yes: 93 • No: 46

Senate vote • 6/9/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 43 • No: 19

Senate vote • 5/13/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 37 • No: 20

committee vote • 1/27/2025

Codes Committee Vote

Yes: 11 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.466

    10/16/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    10/9/2025Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    6/11/2025House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    6/11/2025House

  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.54

    6/11/2025House

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A544B

    6/11/2025House

  7. REFERRED TO CODES

    6/9/2025House

  8. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    6/9/2025Senate

  9. REPASSED SENATE

    6/9/2025Senate

  10. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 1985A

    5/27/2025Senate

  11. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

    5/27/2025Senate

  12. RETURNED TO SENATE

    5/27/2025House

  13. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

    5/27/2025Senate

  14. REFERRED TO CODES

    5/13/2025House

  15. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    5/13/2025Senate

  16. PASSED SENATE

    5/13/2025Senate

  17. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    2/3/2025Senate

  18. 2ND REPORT CAL.

    1/28/2025Senate

  19. 1ST REPORT CAL.182

    1/27/2025Senate

  20. REFERRED TO CODES

    1/14/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Amendment A

    5/27/2025

    PDF

  • Original

    1/14/2025

    PDF

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