A 9373 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories

This bill requires all state agencies to only purchase firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories from dealers who do not sell unserialized gun build kits or firearm precursor parts. Bidders must certify annual compliance with firearm safety laws, including providing documentation on trace requests, thefts, inspections, and policies preventing straw sales or sales to prohibited individuals. It mandates that contractors implement specific safety practices, such as employee training and digital surveillance, to detect illegal transfers. The state will develop a public safety scoring system to evaluate bidders' compliance, effective April 2027. This directly affects state procurement contracts and suppliers seeking to work with government agencies.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Dec 19, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

A9373 → A9373A · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add four new sponsors and update the legislative history to reflect committee actions. The core policy text was completely rewritten to change the section number from 169 to 139-n and restructure the requirements for purchasing firearms. The new version simplifies the certification process by consolidating rules for both competitive and non-competitive bids into a single statement, while expanding the specific criteria bidders must certify to regarding safety and compliance.

Scope change

The bill's scope was technically narrowed and clarified by removing a separate requirement for non-competitive bids and merging it with the competitive bidding rules, while expanding the specific list of certifications required from vendors.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated to include an 'A' suffix, and the section number was changed from 169 to 139-n.

ELIGIBILITY

Four new sponsors (Paulin, Glick, Griffin, Colton, Shimsky, McMahon, Dinowitz, Rosenthal, Simon, Reyes, Cunningham, Valdez) were added to the list of introduced legislators.

REQUIREMENT

The legislative history was updated to show the bill was discharged from committee, amended, and recommitted.

The certification requirements were restructured to apply uniformly to both competitive and non-competitive bids, replacing the previous separate rules for non-competitive bids.

The specific certifications required from bidders were expanded and reorganized, adding explicit clauses about not selling unserialized gun build kits and requiring written policies for theft reporting and employee training.

ENFORCEMENT

The enforcement mechanism was updated to allow bidders who cannot meet the certification requirements to submit a detailed explanation of why, rather than being immediately disqualified without an option to explain.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 19, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 9373A

lower

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

Dec 19, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors