Senate Bill S6176

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Includes masking products within the definition of drug-related paraphernalia

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S6176 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6805
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §850, Gen Bus L

2023-S6176 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes masking products including but not limited to synthetic urine, human urine, a substance used or designed to be added to human urine or a substance used or designed to be added to a chemical test, within the definition of drug-related paraphernalia.

2023-S6176 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6176 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6176
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   Use Disorders
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to including mask-
   ing products within the definition of drug-related paraphernalia

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 850 of the gener-
 al business law, as amended by chapter 433 of  the  laws  of  2021,  and
 subparagraph  (vii)  as separately amended by chapters 92 and 433 of the
 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) "Drug-related paraphernalia" consists  of  the  following  objects
 used for the following purposes:
   (i)  Kits,  used or designed for the purpose of planting, propagating,
 cultivating, growing or harvesting of any species of plant  which  is  a
 controlled  substance  or  from  which  a  controlled  substance  can be
 derived;
   (ii)  Kits,  used  or  designed  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing,
 compounding, converting, producing, or preparing controlled substances;
   (iii)  Isomerization  devices,  used  or  designed  for the purpose of
 increasing the potency of any species of plant  which  is  a  controlled
 substance;
   (iv) Scales and balances, used or designed for the purpose of weighing
 or measuring controlled substances;
   (v)  Diluents  and  adulterants,  including but not limited to quinine
 hydrochloride, mannitol, mannite, dextrose and lactose, used or designed
 for the purpose of cutting controlled substances;
   (vi) [and
   (vii)] Objects, used or designed for the purpose of ingesting,  inhal-
 ing, or otherwise introducing cocaine into the human body; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10659-02-3
 S. 6176                             2

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