New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11672: Relates to banning shock gloves
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Prohibits any person, firm, corporation, association or agent or employee thereof from importing, manufacturing, selling, holding for sale or distributing shock gloves; makes possession of shock gloves a misdemeanor.
What the bill says
An act to amend the general business law and the penal law, in relation to banning shock gloves.
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the general business law and the penal law, in relation to banning shock gloves THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 396-eeeee to read as PROHIBITION AND ENFORCEMENT. 1. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF SHALL IMPORT, MANUFACTURE, OFFER FOR SALE, HOLD FOR SALE, TRANSFER OR DISTRIBUTE SHOCK GLOVES WHETHER IN PERSON OR BY MEANS OF THE INTERNET, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, TELEPHONE, MAIL OR OTHER REMOTE MEANS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE TERM "SHOCK GLOVE" MEANS ANY GLOVE, GLOVE-LIKE DEVICE, OR ANY DEVICE DESIGNED PRIMARILY AS A WEAPON, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO DELIVER AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO ANOTHER PERSON THROUGH PHYSICAL CONTACT, WHERE THE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IS CAPABLE OF STUNNING, INCAPACITATING, DISORIENTING, PARALYZING, OR CAUSING PAIN. 2. WHENEVER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BELIEVE FROM EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THEM THAT ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION OR AGENT OR EMPLOYEE THEREOF HAS VIOLATED ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING AN ACTION IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR A JUDGMENT ENJOINING THE CONTINUANCE OF SUCH VIOLATION AND FOR A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH …
Sponsors
- Catalina Cruz (D, 39) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
Subjects: General Business Law
Common questions
- What is A11672?
- A11672 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to banning shock gloves.
- What does A11672 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the general business law and the penal law, in relation to banning shock gloves.
- What is the status of A11672?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11672?
- Catalina Cruz (D, 39).
- Where is the official record for A11672?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11672
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