Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 10, 2015 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jan 22, 2015 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2220
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2015-S2220 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §220.03, rpld §220.45, Pen L; amd §850, Gen Bus L; amd §3381, Pub Health L
2015-S2220 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2220 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree; to amend the general business law, in relation to drug-related paraphernalia; to amend the public health law, in relation to the sale and possession of hypodermic syringes and needles; and to repeal section 220.45 of the penal law relating to criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument PURPOSE: To decriminalize the possession and sale of hypodermic needles and syringes and to allow pharmacies and healthcare agencies registered with the state ESAP program to remove the limit of syringes per transaction and remove the ban on program advertising. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 220.03 of the penal law as amended by chapter 154 of the laws of 2011. Section 2 repeals section 220.45 of the penal law. Section 3 amends the general business law by adding a new subsection b: Drug-related paraphernalia" shall not include hypodermic needles,
2015-S2220 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2220 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree; to amend the general busi- ness law, in relation to drug-related paraphernalia; to amend the public health law, in relation to the sale and possession of hypoderm- ic syringes and needles; and to repeal section 220.45 of the penal law relating to criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 220.03 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 154 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully 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 [obtained and possessed pursuant to section thirty-three hundred eighty-one of the public health law]; 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 the penal law, 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 subdi- vision three of section 220.78 of the penal law. S 2. Section 220.45 of the penal law is REPEALED. S 3. Subdivision 2 of section 850 of the general business law, as amended by chapter 812 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06211-01-5
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