NY S 1257
in committeeRelates to evidence accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center
New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did NY S 1257 pass?
Not yet. NY S 1257 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
What is NY S 1257 about?
Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a firearm.
Who sponsors NY S 1257?
Patrick M. Gallivan is the primary sponsor of NY S 1257.
Description
Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a firearm.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Patrick M. Gallivanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-08
REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
referral-committee
2026-01-07
REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY
referral-committee
Versions
- S1257Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Prior session: S 5961not in this corpus
- Companion bill: A 4140
Official source
Attribution
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