S 8455 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to placing restrictions on the sale of flare guns

Summary

Establishes the crimes of criminal sale of a flare gun in the first and second degrees; sets restrictions on and requirements for the sale of flare guns.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Assembly Passage

Governor

Introduced Jul 11, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

S8455A → S8455B · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill lowers the minimum age for purchasing flare guns from twenty-one to seventeen. It also adjusts the age threshold for supervised training programs and modifies the conditions for criminal penalties related to sales to minors.

Scope change

The bill's scope of applicability was expanded by lowering the age restriction, allowing seventeen-year-olds to legally purchase flare guns under specific conditions.

ELIGIBILITY

The minimum age to purchase a flare gun was reduced from twenty-one to seventeen years old.

The age limit for the supervised training program exemption was lowered from twenty-one to seventeen years old.

REQUIREMENT

The age verification requirement for sellers was updated to confirm the purchaser is seventeen or older instead of twenty-one.

ENFORCEMENT

The definition of the crime 'criminal sale of a flare gun in the second degree' was updated to reflect the new age of seventeen.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2026

How they voted

35–25

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 63

Jun 1, 2026

D Democratic41

35 Yea 3 Nay 3

85% Yea

R Republican22

22 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

May 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8455B

upper

May 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

upper

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8455A

upper

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

upper

Jul 11, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors