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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S1181
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 16th Senate District
2021-S1181 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §160.50, CP L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S8666
2021-S1181 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1181 SPONSOR: BENJAMIN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to vacating certain records for misdemeanor marihuana convictions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill would ensure that individuals convicted for certain lower level marijuana possession offenses prior to 1977 are eligible for relief in accordance with the expungement provisions enacted in 2019. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends the criminal procedure law to ensure those convicted of certain lower level marijuana possession offenses prior to the creation of marijuana-specific offenses in 1977 are eligible to have their crimes automatically expunged.
2021-S1181 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1181 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BENJAMIN, LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to vacating certain records for misdemeanor marihuana convictions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (k) of subdivision 3 of section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 132 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: (i) The conviction was for a violation of article two hundred twenty or section 240.36 of the penal law prior to the effective date of arti- cle two hundred twenty-one of the penal law, and the sole controlled substance involved was marihuana and the conviction was only for a [violation or violations] MISDEMEANOR AND/OR VIOLATION; or § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the expungement of marihuana convictions under section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, added by the amendment in section one of this act, shall occur promptly and in any event no later than one year after the effective date of this act. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05041-01-1
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