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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 479: Repeals provision of law prohibiting the possession of certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices and the exemption of certain ammunition feeding devices at firing ranges; repealer

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 479 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Repeals provision of law prohibiting the possession of certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices and the exemption of certain ammunition feeding devices at firing ranges; repealer. Primary sponsor: Peter Oberacker (Republican/Conservative). It lists 2 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.

Repeals provisions of law prohibiting the possession of certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices and the exemption of certain ammunition feeding devices at firing ranges.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican/Conservative 2 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Peter OberackerPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Rob OrttCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceSenate62

“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