Assembly BillIntroduced
A 4941: Makes possession and sale of armor piercing ammunition a class B felony; includes exchanging and disposing of armor piercing ammunition.
What A 4941 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to amend the penal law to increase penalties for certain firearm-related offenses. It repeals the current law regarding possession and sale of armor piercing ammunition, making it a crime to possess ten or more firearms or armor piercing ammunition. Additionally, the bill increases penalties for individuals who sell, exchange, give, or dispose of three or more firearms or armor piercing ammunition to another person within a year. These changes will take effect 120 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4941
- What is the current status of A 4941?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4941 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 codes".
- Did A 4941 pass?
- Not yet. A 4941 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4941, and where is it now?
- A 4941 was authored by Asm. Alicia Hyndman. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 287 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4941 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to possession and sale of armor piercing ammunition; and to repeal certain provisions of the penal law relating thereto The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 265.01 of the penal law is 2 REPEALED. 3 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 265.04 of the penal law, as amended by 4 chapter 764 of the laws of 2005, is amended and a new subdivision 3 is 5 added to read as follows: 6 (2) possesses ten or more firearms[.]; or 7 (3) possesses armor piercing ammunition. 8 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 265.13 of the penal law, as amended by 9 section 1 of subpart A of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is 10 amended and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows: 11 (2) unlawfully sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of to another 12 person or persons a total of three or more firearms in a period of not 13 more than one year[.]; or 14 (3) unlawfully sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of to another 15 person or persons armor piercing ammunition. 16 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 17 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09039-01-5
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