Senate bill · S1472 (2025-26)

Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice

Latest action Jun 9, 2025

Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice; provides that after December 31, 2028 individuals certified as an instructor in small arms practice shall seek recertification subject to the standards and curriculum promulgated by the division of criminal justice services.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Amends the Penal Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this bill is to give the state of New York, and specif- ically the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), sole authority to develop curricula for certifying instructors in small arms practice.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(14) (7) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(42) (20) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Codes
Senate CodesJan 27, 2025Result: passed
(10) (2) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Brian Kavanagh and Julia Salazar

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why the sponsor says this is needed

When the definition of "duly authorized instructor" was added to the penal law in 1997, gun rights and gun safety looked different than they do today. Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School in 1999, more than 311,000 students at 331 schools have been exposed to gun violence at school. In that same time frame, mass shootings and daily gun violence have continued at a frequent pace in cities across America. The State of New York has a strong interest in encouraging public safe- ty, and in ensuring that any gun safety curricula used in the state serve that goal. This bill aims to ensure that all gun safety instruc- tors are equipped with the tools they need to teach gun owners how to handle firearms safely. Both the curriculum for instructors and instruc- tor certification need to be updated to account for public safety chang- es in a post-Columbine world. As the entity that collects and analyzes a variety of data on crimes and criminal activity in the state, DCJS possesses a deep understanding of the nature of crime, who commits crimes, and why. They are a non-law enforcement entity, but they regularly share information with a variety of state entities. DCJS will be able to develop standards and curricula that reflect modern safety standards and best practices and are free from a political agenda.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Jun 9, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1678
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1678
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly

Show full history (2 earlier events)

Jan 27, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 10, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate

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