Senate bill · S744 (2025-26)

Classifies pistol converters as a rapid-fire modification device

Latest action Apr 3, 2025

Includes pistol converters in the definition of a rapid-fire modification device.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

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

New York State Senate

Same as A436, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Penal Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Rules · New York State Assembly, Rules · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to L.2024, C.429.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 3, 2025Result: passed
(50) (13) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 13, 2025Result: passed
(15) (6) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Pete Harckham and Rebecca Seawright

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why the sponsor says this is needed

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter. According to Approval Memo 9., these changes were made to ensure that the new term "pistol converter" is included in the existing definition of "rapid-fire modification device," to clarify that "pistol converters" are a subset of rapid-fire modification devices.

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

Apr 3, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.115
NY Senate
Mar 31, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Mar 19, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.41
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.41
NY Assembly
Mar 19, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Mar 19, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S744
NY Assembly

Show full history (8 earlier events)

Feb 3, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 3, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 3, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jan 22, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jan 22, 2025
Rules Report CAL.41
RULES REPORT CAL.41
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.19
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.19
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
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