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New York Penal bills, 2025-2026
Every New York bill filed under Penal in the 2025-2026 session, newest action first. Status, author, and last action are public; tracking, alerts, and analysis open with Connect Plus.
133
Penal bills
2
Signed into law
131
Still moving
New York's 2025-2026 session has 133 bills filed under Penal. 2 have been signed into law, 0 vetoed, 0 failed, and 131 are still moving. By status: 129 introduced, 2 passed first house, and 2 signed into law. The most recent recorded action in this group was on October 21, 2026.
Sen. Pamela Helming (6), Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz (4), and Sen. James Sanders (4) have the most bills in this group. 68 started in the Assembly and 65 in the Senate. Every bill below links to its own page with the official summary, author and coauthors, recent actions, and committee of record.
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133 bills · showing the 100 with the most recent action · New York 2025–2026 Legislative Session
BillTitleStatus
A 1962Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to injuries or deaths of minors resulting from failure to safely store a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.New York · last action 2026-10-21Chaptered/SignedS 7236Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.New York · last action 2026-10-21Chaptered/SignedA 8860Relates to enforcement of toll collection regulations and license plate violations; permits registration suspension, seizure and liens.New York · last action 2026-06-05IntroducedS 9629Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to injuries or deaths of minors resulting from failure to safely store a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.New York · last action 2026-06-02IntroducedS 7905Relates to enforcement of toll collection regulations and license plate violations; permits registration suspension, seizure and liens.New York · last action 2026-06-01IntroducedA 7983Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.New York · last action 2026-05-28IntroducedS 9334Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended.New York · last action 2026-05-28IntroducedA 318Prohibits speech-based defenses to actions brought against an individual for the unlawful dissemination of publication of an intimate image.New York · last action 2026-05-26IntroducedA 10485Relates to consumer warnings regarding rifles, shotguns, and firearms; provides that a graphic warning that depicts the nature of the health and safety risks of firearms be provided when any license or permit is issued or amended.New York · last action 2026-05-22IntroducedS 1822Prohibits speech-based defenses to actions brought against an individual for the unlawful dissemination of publication of an intimate image.New York · last action 2026-05-22IntroducedA 7431Prohibits any sex offender from residing within a quarter mile of any school, playground, park or building in which child day care is provided.New York · last action 2026-05-19IntroducedS 676Regulates the purchase and sale of catalytic converters; permits only licensed or regulated scrap metal dealers, vehicle dealers, vehicle dismantlers or repair shops to possess, purchase or sell catalytic converters; makes unlawful possession an E felony; requires restitution.New York · last action 2026-05-19IntroducedA 5789Relates to the penalty for the offense of predatory sexual assault against a child; provides for lifetime parole for such felons.New York · last action 2026-05-13IntroducedA 10785Designates the crime of disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service as disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service in the second degree and adds the crime of disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service in the first degree as a class E felony.New York · last action 2026-05-13IntroducedA 2116Makes the theft of a package intentionally taken from a porch, driveway, doorway or other area adjacent to the residence of another following delivery of the package to such residence by the postal service or a commercial carrier a felony.New York · last action 2026-05-05IntroducedA 3512Relates to crimes against a child; makes endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree a crime.New York · last action 2026-05-05IntroducedA 7184Enacts the "wireless security enforcement act" to prohibit the sale of wireless signal jammer devices; defines terms; provides that a person is guilty of prohibited use of a wireless signal jammer device if they engage in the possession, manufacture, importation, marketing, or sale of wireless signal jammer devices; requires restitution.New York · last action 2026-05-05IntroducedS 399Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols.New York · last action 2026-04-27IntroducedS 5177Requires notaries public and commissioners of deeds to complete and retain certain documents relating to the transfer of residential real property; relates to forgery and offering a false document concerning residential real property.New York · last action 2026-04-27Passed first houseA 199Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol; directs the superintendent of the state police to publish a list of pistols that the superintendent has determined to be convertible pistols.New York · last action 2026-04-23IntroducedS 5110Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and development as a class D felony.New York · last action 2026-04-22Passed first houseA 3657Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.New York · last action 2026-04-21IntroducedS 9827Relates to the regulation of three-dimensional printed firearms; provides that a person who intentionally sells, distributes, or disposes of a three-dimensional printed firearm is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-04-07IntroducedS 9623Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense; adds such weapons in the definition of obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device.New York · last action 2026-03-30IntroducedS 8594Enacts the "securing customer assets against malfeasance" or "S.C.A.M." act; increases penalties for a scheme to defraud; broadens the definitions of commercial bribery and bribing a public servant; creates the crime of structuring; expands jurisdiction for tax revenue deprivation; increases penalties for defrauding the government and certain persons over the age of sixty-five.New York · last action 2026-02-27IntroducedA 10282Establishes a new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant; establishes that assaulting such a retired police officer with intent to seek retribution is assault in the first degree.New York · last action 2026-02-20IntroducedA 9220Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a rent regulated tenant which occurs when an owner intentionally engages in a systematic ongoing course of conduct to induce three or more rent regulated tenants occupying different housing accommodations in two or more residential buildings to vacate such housing accommodations or if such owner commits the crime of harassment of a rent regulated tenant and was previously convicted of the same crime in the past five years.New York · last action 2026-02-19IntroducedS 8559Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a rent regulated tenant which occurs when an owner intentionally engages in a systematic ongoing course of conduct to induce three or more rent regulated tenants occupying different housing accommodations in two or more residential buildings to vacate such housing accommodations or if such owner commits the crime of harassment of a rent regulated tenant and was previously convicted of the same crime in the past five years.New York · last action 2026-02-18IntroducedS 8895Establishes a new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant; establishes that assaulting such a retired police officer with intent to seek retribution is assault in the first degree.New York · last action 2026-01-13IntroducedA 105Includes within the class A misdemeanor of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, the possession of a firearm, rifle or shotgun, outside the home, while impaired or intoxicated by use of alcohol or drugs; increases maximum fine for such offense to $10,000; provides for chemical testing of certain persons for whom there is reasonable cause to believe are in violation of such provision; provides for revocation of firearms permit upon conviction or refusal of a chemical test.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 280Provides that a person may be charged with promoting a suicide or manslaughter if such person is convicted of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, an incompetent or physically disabled person and the conduct was the proximate cause of the victim's suicide.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1140Adds the definition of consent to the terms of general use; defines it as a freely given, knowledgeable and informed agreement by a person with the capacity to reason.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1319Includes assault of a vehicle license examiner to assault in the second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1681Relates to an increase in punishment for certain actions against on-duty auxiliary police officers such as criminally negligent homicide, assault or menacing of such officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1774Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1777Relates to the regulation of three-dimensional printed firearms; provides that a person who intentionally sells, distributes, or disposes of a three-dimensional printed firearm is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1872Categorizes the assault of certain employees of the New York city department of buildings or the New York city department of housing preservation and development as a class D felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 1953Restricts the locations of gunsmiths and dealers in firearms in relation to child day care or educational facilities, and places of worship.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2038Relates to providing for a mandatory ten-year minimum sentence of imprisonment for certain felony convictions of public servants.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2166Authorizes amendments to a license to carry or possess a firearm to be made by the filing officers or county clerk of each county, unless otherwise specified through resolution of the county's legislative body.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2233Provides for the temporary surrender of firearms to the police by any person who is taken into custody by the police for the purpose of a mental examination and prior to an examination ordered pursuant to article seven hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law; requires a "cooling off period" following the discharge from psychiatric care during which time firearms, which came into police custody during the person's pre-hospitalization intervention or during hospitalization, may be kept in police custody for thirty days, or after a psychiatric examiner has determined whether the person is a threat to themself or others; provides that a judge of the local jurisdiction may order an early return of the firearms if such judge determines that it would be appropriate to do so.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2472Establishes the civil rights restoration act; amends provisions regarding firearm licenses and destruction of firearms; exempts certain individuals from providing photographs in order to obtain a firearm license; expands the definition of immediate family.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2548Exempts certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices from certain requirements of the penal law.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2570Provides that a person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the second degree when a person pretends to be a servicemember or former servicemember, or a first responder, or as having received a decoration or medal; establishes a stolen valor fee.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 2600Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense; adds such weapons in the definition of obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3247Establishes the crime of criminal possession of a flamethrower as a class E felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3308Regulates the purchase and sale of catalytic converters; permits only licensed or regulated scrap metal dealers, vehicle dealers, vehicle dismantlers or repair shops to possess, purchase or sell catalytic converters; makes unlawful possession an E felony; requires restitution.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3311Relates to expenses borne by counties outside of the city of New York for the issuance and maintenance of record books utilized by authorized gunsmiths in the sale and disposition of firearms in the state.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3316Makes it unlawful to wear a body vest while committing any crime while possessing a deadly weapon.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 3992Relates to criminal liability of corporations whose negligence, recklessness, or intentional or knowing acts cause the death or physical injury of a person on an unmarked worksite; defines term; authorizes court-ordered restitution in excess of certain statutory amounts; makes related provisions.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4092Makes it a class A-1 felony to sell or transport an opiate controlled substance which causes the death of another person.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4109Provides that an assault on a senior citizen on public transportation shall be a class D violent felony punishable by up to 7 years in prison.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4310Establishes the offense of aggravated rape; provides criminal sentencing mandates for defendants convicted of certain sexual offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4366Authorizes the possession and use of a single shot .22 caliber rifle by a person eleven years of age while supervised at an indoor or outdoor shooting range.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4415Authorizes, in the county of Chautauqua, the possession of a pistol or revolver while attending a firearms familiarity, safety, loading and firing course conducted by a law enforcement agency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4497Relates to enhancing penalties and protecting victims of crimes of domestic violence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4594Imposes increased fines on certain individuals who commit riot in the first degree during a state disaster emergency.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4855Provides that the theft of benefits contained on an electronic benefit transfer card shall be a class D felony punishable by a fine of ten thousand dollars.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 4928Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to an election officer while such person is performing their assigned duties; amends aggravated harassment and obstruction of governmental administration to include election officers.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5069Enacts "Chelsey's law"; provides that a person commits the crime of manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter when such person knows or has reasonable grounds to know that a controlled substance is likely to cause the death of another person and sells, administers, delivers, or causes the delivery of a controlled substance to another person and such substance causes, contributes to, or aids in the death of such other person.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5186Relates to the unlawful wearing of a body vest; provides that a person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of a body vest when such person commits a certain misdemeanor or felony and in the course of and in furtherance of such crime such person wears a body vest.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 5628Increases the fine on individuals who commit the crime of criminal contempt in the first degree to up to $150,000 if such crime was wilfully committed persistently and/or egregiously as determined by the court.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6030Allows certain interactive poker games be considered games of skill rather than games of luck; includes definitions, authorization, required safeguards and minimum standards, the scope of licensing review and state tax implications; makes corresponding penal law amendments.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6214Enacts "Kimberly's Law" establishing certain sex offenses, including sex offenses against children; relates to criminal sentencing for defendants convicted of certain sex offenses.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6224Relates to the use of injurious physical force by public servants; directs the commissioner of criminal justice services and the commissioner of health to prescribe standards for the use of physical force and for devices and substances used in the exercise of physical force.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6257Requires that all felony offenders shall be eligible for parole after serving no more than twenty-five years of their sentence; eliminates the possibility of serving consecutive terms of imprisonment which exceed a twenty-five year sentence.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6441Requires notaries public and commissioners of deeds to complete and retain certain documents relating to the transfer of residential real property; relates to forgery and offering a false document concerning residential real property.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6725Increases the penalties for larceny and fraudulent accosting when the victim is 65 years of age or older.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 6856Provides residency requirements for sex offenders including criminal sanctions for violations; prohibits sex offenders from residing in a residence that is within one thousand five hundred feet of any school grounds.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7258Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations related to sexual offenses against children, the expansion of reporting requirements in cases of such offenses, and the expansion of the central child abuse and maltreatment register.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7392Criminalizes acting as a runner or soliciting or employing a runner to procure patients or clients.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7436Provides that a person is guilty of harassment in the first degree, a class B misdemeanor, when such person strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects a school employee to physical contact or attempts or threatens to do the same while such school employee is engaged in the performance of such person's duties as a school employee.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7622Requires certain sentences for aggravated criminal contempt to be served consecutively.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7676Relates to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree; increases penalties for possession of a weapon on subways and mass transit trains.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 7677Provides that a person is guilty of loitering when such person remains in a transportation facility, within twenty-five feet of the token booth or similar location, for more than twenty-five minutes unless authorized to do so or unless the facility's design would make it impossible to maintain a greater distance.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8607Includes assault upon a school bus operator, monitor, or attendant as assault in the second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8618Prohibits a person from defacing or damaging a fine art or historical monument; makes such crime bail eligible.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 8853Relates to prohibiting the possession of certain 50 caliber firearms; directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful possession of such weapons may be reimbursed for the fair market value thereof upon turning in such weapons to a designated officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 9243Increases the mandatory surcharge and the crime victim's assistance fee which is levied upon any person convicted of a crime or violation in this state; creates a crime victim's lien which allows such recovery against a convicted offender in the amount of the unpaid portion of the mandatory surcharge or the crime victim's assistance fee; creates a crime victim's assistance account.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedA 9247Prohibits the release of personal medical records or information without a warrant or express written authorization of the individual; prohibits the condition of the consent of release for an application for a firearms license.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 152Provides that when a person is convicted of two or more felony counts and at least one of which is an offense defined in article 265 of the penal law involving the possession or use of an illegal firearm, rifle or shotgun, the sentences must run consecutively.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 418Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 628Relates to adding transmission of unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 865Prohibits public officials from releasing sealed juvenile police records; makes such official misconduct a class A misdemeanor.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 969Provides that a person may be charged with promoting a suicide or manslaughter if such person is convicted of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, an incompetent or physically disabled person and the conduct was the proximate cause of the victim's suicide.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 972Makes it a class A-1 felony to sell or transport an opiate controlled substance which causes the death of another person.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1037Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1042Relates to certain assault crimes wherein a person is aided or encouraged to strike the victim in the head and cause unconsciousness.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1190Relates to an increase in punishment for certain actions against on-duty auxiliary police officers such as criminally negligent homicide, assault or menacing of such officer.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1252Establishes a rebuttable presumption of a hate crime when certain crimes are committed on, in or upon a house of worship.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1273Prohibits openly carrying a rifle or shotgun; establishes exemptions from such prohibition.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1386Makes the theft of a package intentionally taken from a porch, driveway, doorway or other area adjacent to the residence of another following delivery of the package to such residence by the postal service or a commercial carrier a felony.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1611Provides that a person is guilty of harassment in the first degree, a class B misdemeanor, when such person strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects a school employee to physical contact or attempts or threatens to do the same while such school employee is engaged in the performance of such person's duties as a school employee.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 1647Establishes the civil rights restoration act; amends provisions regarding firearm licenses and destruction of firearms; exempts certain individuals from providing photographs in order to obtain a firearm license; expands the definition of immediate family.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2092Relates to the penalty for the offense of predatory sexual assault against a child; provides for lifetime parole for such felons.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2312Prohibits any sex offender from residing within a quarter mile of any school, playground, park or building in which child day care is provided.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2372Enacts "Chelsey's law"; provides that a person commits the crime of manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter when such person knows or has reasonable grounds to know that a controlled substance is likely to cause the death of another person and sells, administers, delivers, or causes the delivery of a controlled substance to another person and such substance causes, contributes to, or aids in the death of such other person.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 2620Designates building inspectors in the city of New York as peace officers; makes it a felony to assault certain department of buildings employees while such employees are engaged in their lawful duties.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 3118Expands the offense of assault in the second degree to include the infliction of physical injury to employees of domestic violence shelters and persons seeking shelter in such shelters.New York · last action 2026-01-07IntroducedS 3126Provides that possession and use of a firearm in certain locations under the supervision, guidance and instruction of a qualified firearms instructor shall not be a crime.New York · last action 2026-01-07Introduced
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