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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Senate Bill S6427
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 9th Senate District
Current 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
(R) 43rd Senate District
(R, C) 57th Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C) 51st Senate District
2023-S6427 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4085
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §120.10, Pen L
2023-S6427 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6427 SPONSOR: CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to including exposing a first responder or correction officer to fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives or opiates containing fentanyl or fentanyl derivatives in the definition of the offense of assault in the first degree PURPOSE: To establish that exposing a first responder or correction officer to fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives or opiates containing fentanyl or fenta- nyl derivatives, by any means, including, but not limited to throwing or tossing at or injecting with intent to cause serious injury, is the crime of assault in the first degree, a class B felony. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Adds a new subdivision 5 to section 120.10 of the penal law to provide that a person is guilty of assault in the first degree if an
2023-S6427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6427 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 19, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN -- 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 including exposing a first responder or correction officer to fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives or opiates containing fentanyl or fentanyl derivatives in the definition of the offense of assault in the first degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 120.10 of the penal law, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 791 of the laws of 1967 and the closing paragraph as amended by chapter 646 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: § 120.10 Assault in the first degree. A person is guilty of assault in the first degree when: 1. With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he OR SHE causes such injury to such person or to a third person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or 2. With intent to disfigure another person seriously and permanently, or to destroy, amputate or disable permanently a member or organ of his OR HER body, he OR SHE causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or 3. Under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he OR SHE recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby causes serious physical injury to another person; or 4. In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission of a felony or of immediate flight therefrom, he OR SHE, or another participant if there be any, causes serious physical injury to a person other than one of the participants; OR 5. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A FIRST RESPONDER AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE THOUSAND ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, OR A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08606-03-3
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