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New YorkS 7452025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions regarding the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks

Sponsored By: Zellnor Myrie (Democratic)

Became Law

RULESCONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Standard payment code for New York firearms dealers

Beginning November 1, 2024, payment card networks must make the firearms-and-ammunition merchant code created on September 9, 2022 available to processors. Starting May 1, 2025, processors must assign this code to each New York dealer of firearms. A dealer of firearms means a licensed gunsmith or firearms dealer whose highest sales value is from firearms, accessories, or ammunition, as told to the processor. Ammunition-only sellers are not covered by this assignment rule.

Ammunition-only sellers removed from payment code rule

The law deletes the separate definition of a dealer of ammunition. The merchant code framework now applies only to licensed firearms dealers whose highest sales value is from firearms, accessories, or ammunition. Ammunition-only sellers are no longer covered as a separate category. This change takes effect on the same date and in the same manner as the related 2024 law on merchant category codes.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Zellnor Myrie

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Pete Harckham

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 60 • No: 24

Senate vote • 2/3/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 46 • No: 17

committee vote • 1/13/2025

Rules Committee Vote

Yes: 14 • No: 7

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.116

    4/3/2025Senate

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    3/31/2025Senate

  3. RETURNED TO SENATE

    3/19/2025House

  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    3/19/2025House

  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.9

    3/19/2025House

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A439

    3/19/2025House

  7. REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

    2/3/2025House

  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    2/3/2025Senate

  9. PASSED SENATE

    2/3/2025Senate

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.20

    1/13/2025Senate

  11. REFERRED TO RULES

    1/8/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/6/2025

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