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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5597: Allows persons participating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun

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 5597 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows persons participating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun. Primary sponsor: Marianne Buttenschon (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CODES.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Allows persons participating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun, provided that such person has received prior approval from the municipality or other appropriate entity.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Republican 4 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marianne ButtenschonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Joe AngelinoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Didi BarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse106
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Scott GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Steve HawleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Billy JonesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102

“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. REFERRED TO CODES
  2. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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