Assembly BillIntroduced
A 2241: Grants a sales and compensating use tax exemption for the sale of items designed to ensure the safe handling and storage of firearms including safe storage depositories, firearm safety locks and trigger locks.
What A 2241 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt the sale of certain products designed to ensure the safe handling and storage of firearms from sales and compensating use taxes in New York. These exempted items include safe storage depositories, firearm safety locks, and other safety devices. The exemption would apply to the sale of these items, allowing consumers to purchase them without paying sales or compensating use taxes. The bill would take effect immediately upon its passage.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2241
- What is the current status of A 2241?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 2241 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to ways and means".
- Did A 2241 pass?
- Not yet. A 2241 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2241, and where is it now?
- A 2241 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 186 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2241 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to granting a sales and compen- sating use tax exemption for the sale of items designed to ensure the safe handling and storage of firearms The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph 47 to read as follows: 3 (47) Sales of any safe storage depository as defined in subdivision 4 three of section 265.45 of the penal law, firearm safety locks, trigger 5 locks or other items designed to ensure the safe handling and storage of 6 firearms. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05073-01-5
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