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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 544: Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 544 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S1985A.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY S1985A
  2. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 544B
  3. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.54
  4. REPORTED
  5. PRINT NUMBER 544A
  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
  7. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source