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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5611: Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance

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 5611 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance. Primary sponsor: Nikki Lucas (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO INSURANCE.

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.

Requires owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance in an amount not less than one million dollars.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nikki LucasPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse60

“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 INSURANCE
  2. REFERRED TO INSURANCE

Sources

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