---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the definition of imitation weapon"
description: "Makes clarifying changes to the definition of imitation weapon."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 816"
citation: "New York S 816 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Hoylman-Sigal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-06"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d62ffb0-7c1d-4edd-ae45-4aae7e00d99c"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S816"
source_hash: "f4d0dae5cd12da7ea0034640d20d4dac370019fb48673023dae00e59a7b02013"
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 S 816 (2023-2024) — Relates to the definition of imitation weapon

Makes clarifying changes to the definition of imitation weapon.

## Version chain

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

1. **S816** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S816&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **51–11** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **130–12** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **14–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brad Hoylman-Sigal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-06** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.25
- **2023-01-17** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-01-17** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-01-17** REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** SUBSTITUTED FOR A2209
- **2023-02-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.76
- **2023-02-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-02-01** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.73 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d62ffb0-7c1d-4edd-ae45-4aae7e00d99c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).