---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amends the definition of disguised gun to include certain guns that are designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun"
description: "Amends the definition of a \"disguised gun\" to include a weapon or device capable of being concealed on a person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive which is designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6522"
citation: "New York A 6522 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["STERN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-19"
last_action: "2021-10-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a39de0c7-18d6-4ff1-adf5-ba5959bd45bd"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6522"
source_hash: "eeb7c57f694bd66b5153b10bda3b5168adbe0429460b14007a19079fa78db96f"
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 6522 (2021-2022) — Amends the definition of disguised gun to include certain guns that are designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun

Amends the definition of a "disguised gun" to include a weapon or device capable of being concealed on a person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive which is designed and intended to appear to be a toy gun.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6522** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6522&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **47–16** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **116–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- STERN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-19** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** REPORTED
- **2021-06-07** RULES REPORT CAL.454
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.454
- **2021-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-08** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-08** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7152
- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1714
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-10-27** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-10-28** SIGNED CHAP.518 `executive-signature`
- **2021-10-28** APPROVAL MEMO.26

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a39de0c7-18d6-4ff1-adf5-ba5959bd45bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).