BILL NUMBER: S744
SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to classifying pistol
converters as a rapid-fire modification device
 
PURPOSE:
This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to L.2024, C.429.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This legislation amends the underlying bill to include "pistol convert-
er" in the definition of "rapid-fire modification device" (RFM).
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.
According to Approval Memo 9., these changes were made to ensure that
the new term "pistol converter" is included in the existing definition
of "rapid-fire modification device," to clarify that "pistol converters"
are a subset of rapid-fire modification devices.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter amendment to Chapter 429 of the Laws of 2024.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a
chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the penal law and the general busi-
ness law relating to pistol converters, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 7365-B and A. 10053-A, takes effect.

Statutes affected:
S744: 265.00 penal law, 265.00(26) penal law