---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the firearm violence research fund"
description: "Replaces the word gun with firearm in regards to the firearm violence research fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 7844"
citation: "New York S 7844 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["REICHLIN-MELNICK"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f333f21-7800-46c7-8416-a1d7dbc128b8"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S7844"
source_hash: "5f39bcc76742cc868c43fa77a22e93ba07b59568e5476337ce84381f9c662a5a"
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 7844 (2021-2022) — Relates to the firearm violence research fund

Replaces the word gun with firearm in regards to the firearm violence research fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7844** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7844&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **106–35** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **16–5** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **46–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- REICHLIN-MELNICK — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.295
- **2022-02-01** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-02-01** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-02-01** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8844
- **2022-02-14** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.404
- **2022-03-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-03-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-03-18** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-18** SIGNED CHAP.169 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f333f21-7800-46c7-8416-a1d7dbc128b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).