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Senate Bill S2096
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd 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
2025-S2096 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §220.79, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S7662
2019-2020: S313
2021-2022: S3193
2023-2024: S695
2025-S2096 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2096
SPONSOR: ORTT
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the criminal possession of
fentanyl
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to criminalize the unlawful
possession of fentanyl or fentanyl analog.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
The bill adds a new section 220.79 to the Penal Law to create the crime
of criminal possession of fentanyl or fentanyl analog, which is commit-
ted when a person traffics fentanyl, or any derivative thereof, by know-
ingly or intentionally manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or
possessing with intent to manufacture, distribute, dispense fentanyl or
any derivate thereof. This crime is also committed by bringing into the
state a net weight of more than 10 grams of fentanyl or any derivate
2025-S2096 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2096
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 the criminal possession of
fentanyl
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.79 to
read as follows:
§ 220.79 CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF FENTANYL.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF FENTANYL WHEN SUCH PERSON
KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY POSSESSES, MANUFACTURES, DISTRIBUTES, OR USES
FENTANYL, OR ANY FENTANYL ANALOGS, TO ENHANCE ANOTHER ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE.
CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF FENTANYL IS A CLASS E FELONY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03085-01-5
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