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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 7983: Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check

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 7983 is a bill introduced in the New York House on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check. Primary sponsor: Jeffrey Dinowitz (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2026): SUBSTITUTED BY S7236.

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.

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9 · Democratic/Working Families 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeffrey DinowitzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Deborah GlickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Jonathan JacobsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“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 S7236
  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.274
  3. REPORTED
  4. REFERRED TO CODES
  5. REFERRED TO CODES

Sources

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