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S 6398: Establishes the class A-I felony of operating as a major firearms trafficker.
What S 6398 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to create a new offense, operating as a major firearms trafficker. A person is guilty of this offense if they sell, exchange, or dispose of 20 or more firearms in a year or possess 20 or more firearms with the intent to sell. This offense is classified as a class A-I felony. The law will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6398
- What is the current status of S 6398?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 6398 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 6398 pass?
- Not yet. S 6398 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6398, and where is it now?
- S 6398 was authored by Sen. Robert Jackson with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Mar. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 13, 2025 · 213 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6398 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, GOUNARDES, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, S. RYAN -- 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 creating the offense of operating as a major firearms trafficker 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 Operating as a major firearms trafficker. 4 A person is guilty of operating as a major firearms trafficker when 5 such person: 6 (1) unlawfully sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of to another 7 person or persons a total of twenty or more firearms in a period of not 8 more than one year; or 9 (2) unlawfully possesses with intent to sell twenty or more firearms. 10 Operating as a major firearms trafficker is a class A-I felony. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03377-01-5
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