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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A2355
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
VANEL
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
2023-A2355 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §220.03, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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A8673
2023-A2355 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2355 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making the possession of certain amounts of a controlled substance a violation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 220.03 of the penal law, as amended by section 4 of part I of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 433 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: § 220.03 [Criminal] UNLAWFUL possession of a controlled substance [in the seventh degree]. A person is guilty of [criminal] UNLAWFUL possession of a controlled substance [in the seventh degree] when he or she knowingly and unlaw- fully possesses a controlled substance; provided, however, that it shall not be a violation of this section when a person possesses a residual amount of a controlled substance and that residual amount is in or on a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle; nor shall it be a violation of this section when a person's unlawful possession of a controlled substance is discovered as a result of seeking immediate health care as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section 220.78 of this article, for either another person or him or herself because such person is experiencing a drug or alcohol overdose or other life threatening medical emergency as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of section 220.78 of this article. [Criminal] UNLAWFUL possession of a controlled substance [in the seventh degree] is a [class A misdemeanor] VIOLATION. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06259-01-3
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