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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1980: Prohibits the sale or promotional distribution of machetes to minors

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

S 1980 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibits the sale or promotional distribution of machetes to minors. Primary sponsor: Dean Murray (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

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 sale or promotional distribution of machetes to minors; defines machete as a large heavy knife with a broad blade, used primarily for cutting brush or vegetation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dean MurrayPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3

“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 CONSUMER PROTECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Sources

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