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  "angle": "Two gun-safety bills reach the governor's desk while Albany's committees grind through a long tail of amendments on October 21.",
  "headline": "Two Gun Bills Reach Hochul's Desk as Albany Grinds Through the Long Tail",
  "dek": "S7236 on ammunition sales and Francesco's Law on safe storage were delivered to the governor on October 21. The same day, committees amended and recommitted bills on license-plate readers, e-scooter insurance, vet-clinic deals, and more.",
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      "text": "S7236, which bars ammunition purchases by people who failed a background check or are subject to extreme risk protection orders, passed the Senate on May 19 and the Assembly on May 28 and was delivered to the governor on October 21, 2026.",
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          "markdown": "Francesco's Law, A1962, addresses the other end of the firearm lifecycle. The bill establishes violations for failing to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms when a minor or a prohibited person is present, and it requires the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to collect and analyze statistical data on injuries or deaths of minors resulting from unsafe storage. It passed the Assembly on May 13 and the Senate on June 2 before its October 21 delivery. Together, the two bills represent Albany's current theory of gun regulation: control the ammunition supply chain and mandate how the guns already in homes are kept.",
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          "markdown": "The same day the gun bills moved, the committee machinery processed the rest of Albany's docket. S9890A, sponsored by Senator Michelle Hinchey, was amended and recommitted to the Senate Consumer Protection Committee; it seeks to restrict government entities' use of automatic license plate reader systems and the data they capture, with exceptions for specific authorized purposes. A9568, from Assemblymember Sam Berger, would require electric scooter service platforms to maintain liability insurance and provide proof of coverage, and it went back to the Assembly Transportation Committee.",
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          "markdown": "One bill died in the churn. The Assembly stricken the enacting clause of A11039 on October 21, effectively ending a proposal that would have permitted the alteration or repeal of real property tax exemptions for private institutions of higher education. The bill had been sitting with the Judiciary committee after an Attorney General opinion earlier in the session. Its quiet death is the counterpoint to the gun bills' advance: in Albany, delivery day and burial day look identical on the calendar.",
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    "The exact scope of authorized exceptions in the amended S9890A license-plate-reader text",
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