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S 5292: Prohibits the sale of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or ammunition on state property including state and county fairgrounds, and county, city and municipal property; designates offense as a class A misdemeanor.
What S 5292 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to prohibit the sale of firearms, rifles, shotguns, or ammunition on state property. This includes all property owned by the state, such as county, city, and municipal property, as well as fairgrounds. The law applies to state officers, employees, operators, lessees, and licensees of state property. Exceptions include gun buyback events held by law enforcement agencies, sales that occurred before January 1, 2026, and purchases made by law enforcement agencies in the course of their regular duties. Violations of the law are classified as a class A misdemeanor. The law will take effect on the 90th day after it becomes law.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5292
- What is the current status of S 5292?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5292 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 S 5292 pass?
- Not yet. S 5292 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5292, and where is it now?
- S 5292 was authored by Sen. Luis Sepúlveda with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 372 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5292 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or ammunition on state property The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.67 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 265.67 Unlawful sale of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or ammunition on 4 state property. 5 1. For the purposes of this section the term "state property" shall 6 mean all property owned by the state and shall include: 7 (a) all county, city and municipal property; and 8 (b) any fairground located on state, county, city or municipal proper- 9 ty. 10 2. It shall be unlawful for any state officer or employee, or opera- 11 tor, lessee, or licensee of any state property, to contract for, author- 12 ize, or allow the sale of any firearm, rifle, shotgun or ammunition on 13 state property or in the buildings that sit on state property or proper- 14 ty otherwise owned, leased, occupied, or operated by the state. 15 3. This section does not apply to any of the following: 16 (a) A gun buyback event held by a law enforcement agency. 17 (b) The sale of a firearm or ammunition on state property that occurs 18 pursuant to a contract that was entered into before January first, two 19 thousand twenty-six. 20 (c) The purchase of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or ammunition on state 21 property by a law enforcement agency in the course of its regular 22 duties. 23 Unlawful sale of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or ammunition on state 24 property is a class A misdemeanor. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 26 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10006-01-5
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