Senate Bill S2501

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to consecutive terms of imprisonment

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S2501 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70.25, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S152

2023-S2501 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that when a person is convicted of two or more felony counts and at least one of which is an offense defined in article 265 of the penal law involving the possession or use of an illegal firearm, rifle or shotgun, the sentences must run consecutively.

2023-S2501 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2501 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2501
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law,  in  relation  to  consecutive  terms  of
   imprisonment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section  70.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 2-h to read as follows:
   2-H.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHEN
 A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF TWO OR MORE FELONY COUNTS AND AT LEAST  ONE  OF
 WHICH  IS  AN  OFFENSE DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THIS
 CHAPTER INVOLVING THE POSSESSION OR USE OF AN ILLEGAL FIREARM, RIFLE  OR
 SHOTGUN, THE SENTENCES MUST RUN CONSECUTIVELY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06942-01-3

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