---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to storage of firearms"
description: "Provides for an exception to firearm storage requirements related to persons less than sixteen years old when such person less than sixteen years old is at a shooting range under immediate supervision, or when such person less than sixteen years old is the holder of a hunting license or permit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 8174"
citation: "New York A 8174 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BUTTENSCHON"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-06-05"
last_action: "2019-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92f10db7-b126-417f-92bb-bb1260d0891d"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A8174"
source_hash: "aef2af511e1d8a4af248e730e2e023bd150d05e349e050374a4d43d88709bc6e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 8174 (2019-2020) — Relates to storage of firearms

Provides for an exception to firearm storage requirements related to persons less than sixteen years old when such person less than sixteen years old is at a shooting range under immediate supervision, or when such person less than sixteen years old is the holder of a hunting license or permit.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A8174** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A8174&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **61–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BUTTENSCHON — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-06-05** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-11** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** REPORTED
- **2019-06-14** RULES REPORT CAL.310
- **2019-06-14** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.310
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-18** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6360
- **2019-06-18** 3RD READING CAL.1585
- **2019-06-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-07-30** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-30** SIGNED CHAP.133 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92f10db7-b126-417f-92bb-bb1260d0891d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).