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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 7258: Establishes class A-I felony of criminal use of a firearm for possessing a deadly weapon or displaying a gun during the commission of a class A or violent felony; 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 7258 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on April 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes class A-I felony of criminal use of a firearm for possessing a deadly weapon or displaying a gun during the commission of a class A or violent felony; repealer. Primary sponsor: Andrew Lanza (Republican/Conservative/Independence/Reform). 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.

Establishes the class A-I felony of criminal use of a firearm for possessing a deadly weapon or displaying what appears to be or is a rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm during the commission of a class A or violent felony; repeals the offenses of criminal use of a firearm in the first and second degrees.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew LanzaPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/ReformSenate24

“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