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S 3210: Allows access to juvenile delinquency records for the purposes of a firearm background check for an applicant who is under the age of twenty-two.
What S 3210 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to allow access to juvenile delinquency records for the purpose of conducting background checks on individuals under 22 years old who are attempting to purchase firearms. Currently, records of juvenile delinquency are not accessible to the authorities conducting these background checks. This law seeks to change this by allowing the records to be shared with the commissioner of mental health, the attorney general, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and the division of state police. This change is intended to enhance public safety by providing authorities with more comprehensive information when conducting background checks on individuals who are under 22 years old and attempting to purchase firearms.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3210
- What is the current status of S 3210?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3210 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 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES".
- Did S 3210 pass?
- Not yet. S 3210 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3210, and where is it now?
- S 3210 was authored by Sen. Brian Kavanagh. Its committee of record is Senate Children & Families.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| Jan. 24, 2025 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 24, 2025 · 301 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3210 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 24, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to allowing access to juvenile delinquency records for the purposes of a firearm background check The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 380.1 of the family court act, as 2 amended by chapter 37 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where a finding of 5 juvenile delinquency has been entered, upon request, the records 6 pertaining to such case shall be made available to the commissioner of 7 mental health or the commissioner of the office for people with develop- 8 mental disabilities, as appropriate; the case review panel; [and] the 9 attorney general pursuant to section 10.05 of the mental hygiene law; 10 the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in connection with 11 a background check conducted on a person under twenty-two years of age 12 pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)(1)(C) and 34 U.S.C. § 40901(1); and the 13 division of state police in connection with a background check conducted 14 on a person under twenty-two years of age pursuant to section two 15 hundred twenty-eight of the executive law. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 17 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04799-01-5
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