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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A2142
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
STERN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Fred Thiele
Daniel Rosenthal
Stephen Hawley
Angelo J. Morinello
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
2023-A2142 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7203
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §220.00, add §125.24, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S7657
2015-2016: A6039, S4163
2017-2018: A3398, S2761
2019-2020: A3902, S4726
2021-2022: A6314, S5910
2023-A2142 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2142 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 23, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STERN, THIELE, D. ROSENTHAL, HAWLEY, MORINELLO, BRABENEC, NORRIS, McDONOUGH, FRIEND, PALMESANO, MILLER, TAGUE, REILLY, RA, DURSO, BUTTENSCHON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Laree's law" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Laree's law". § 2. Section 220.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi- vision 21 to read as follows: 21. "OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE LISTED IN SCHED- ULE I, II, III, IV OR V OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW THAT IS CLASSIFIED AS EITHER AN OPIATE OR OPIUM DERIV- ATIVE UNDER SUCH LAW. § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.24 to read as follows: § 125.24 HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHEN HE OR SHE UNLAWFULLY TRANSPORTS BY IMPORTING INTO THE STATE OR TRANSPORTING WITHIN THE STATE FROM ONE COUNTY INTO ANOTHER, OR UNLAWFULLY SELLS AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 220.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWEN- TY-ONE OF SECTION 220.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, AND SUCH OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON. IT SHALL BE A DEFENSE TO HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE THAT THE DEFENDANT JOINTLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ACQUIRED AND POSSESSED SUCH OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR JOINT USE WITH THE DECEASED, WITH THE INTENT TO JOINTLY INJECT, INHALE OR OTHERWISE INGEST SUCH OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IS A CLASS A-I FELONY. § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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