Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions regarding the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks

Latest action Apr 3, 2025

Removes dealers of ammunition from certain provisions that require the use of certain merchant category-codes by payment card networks for firearm merchants.

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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 A439, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the General Business Law.

Committee

Consumer Affairs and Protection · New York State Assembly

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

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This chapter amendment makes technical changes to better align the changes in the underlying bill with other states.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 3, 2025Result: passed
(46) (17) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJan 13, 2025Result: passed
(14) (7) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Pete Harckham and Rebecca Seawright

Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Zellnor Myrie says this is needed

This chapter amendment aligns the New York statute relating to Merchant Category Codes with similar provisions in California.

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.116
NY Senate
Mar 31, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Mar 19, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.9
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.9
NY Assembly
Mar 19, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Mar 19, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED BY S745
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 CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
NY Assembly
Jan 14, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Jan 14, 2025
Rules Report CAL.9
RULES REPORT CAL.9
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.20
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.20
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
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.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 21, 2026. About our data

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