A 544 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence

Summary

Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jun 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

A544A → A544B · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill version adds more sponsors and expands the circumstances under which police must seize firearms during domestic violence responses. It now requires seizure when victims affirmatively respond to threat questions or lethality assessment questions on the standardized domestic incident report, in addition to when officers reasonably believe a weapon must be removed for safety.

Scope change

Expanded from requiring firearm seizure only when officers reasonably believe it's necessary for safety, to also requiring seizure when victims affirmatively respond to threat questions or lethality assessment questions on the domestic incident report.

ELIGIBILITY

Added requirement for firearm seizure when victims respond affirmatively to threat questions in the victim interview section of the domestic incident report form

Added requirement for firearm seizure when victims respond affirmatively to lethality assessment questions in the prior history section of the domestic incident report form

ENFORCEMENT

Added five new co-sponsors to the bill (Griffin, Sayegh, Shimsky, Otis) and expanded committee reporting status

REQUIREMENT

Changed the trigger for firearm seizure from solely officer discretion to include victim responses to standardized questions on the domestic incident report

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Committee

Amendments

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMENDED ON THIRD READING 544B

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 544A

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

lower

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors