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Home/Bills/S 7245New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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S 7245: Repeals the offense of unlawful possession of ammunition feeding devices containing more than seven rounds of ammunition.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What S 7245 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to repeal section 265.37 of the penal law, which relates to large capacity ammunition feeding devices. This repeal would effectively remove these devices from the state's regulations. The changes would take effect immediately after the bill's enactment.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7245
What is the current status of S 7245?
As of January 8, 2026, S 7245 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 7245 pass?
Not yet. S 7245 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote S 7245, and where is it now?
S 7245 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
Author and sponsors
Sen. Andrew LanzaAuthor · New York State Senate
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Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026REFERRED TO CODES
Apr. 07, 2025REFERRED TO CODES
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 7, 2025 · 117 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7245 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE April 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to repeal section 265.37 of the penal law relating to large capacity ammunition feeding devices The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 265.37 of the penal law is REPEALED. 2 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11451-01-5
Text of S 7245 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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