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S 5279: Directs the state police to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations regarding the flagging for further review of bulk purchases of firearms or ammunition.
What S 5279 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to regulate bulk purchases of firearms or ammunition in New York. The state police will establish a central repository to track and review large purchases. The repository will require reporting procedures for purchases made by credit card, debit card, or other payment systems. The state police will also review information in the repository to investigate potential criminal activity. The regulations will be adopted and promulgated by the superintendent. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
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Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5279
- What is the current status of S 5279?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5279 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 FINANCE".
- Did S 5279 pass?
- Not yet. S 5279 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5279, and where is it now?
- S 5279 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Finance.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 327 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5279 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the state police to promulgate any necessary rules and regulations regarding the flagging for further review of bulk purchases of firearms or ammuni- tion The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 236 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 236. Bulk purchases of firearms or ammunition. In addition to the 4 requirements of the statewide license and record database outlined in 5 section 400.02 of the penal law, the superintendent shall establish and 6 maintain within the division a central repository of information regard- 7 ing firearms or ammunition purchased in bulk which requires further 8 review. For the purposes of this section, the term "firearms or ammuni- 9 tion purchased in bulk" shall refer to unusually large purchases of 10 firearms, rifles, shotguns, or ammunition, as determined by the super- 11 intendent. The superintendent shall adopt and promulgate any necessary 12 rules and regulations prescribing reporting procedures for any purchases 13 of firearms or ammunition purchased in bulk by credit card, debit card, 14 PayPal, e-wallet, e-check, Lyra or any other payment system, including 15 the form for reporting such information. The superintendent shall adopt 16 and promulgate any necessary rules and regulations prescribing the 17 review of information contained in the central repository created by 18 this section for the purpose of investigating potential criminal activ- 19 ity. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10005-01-5
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