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A05592 Summary:

BILL NO	A05592
SAME AS	SAME AS S00695
SPONSOR	Brabenec
COSPNSR	Bendett, Angelino, Norris, Brook-Krasny, Slater, Brown K
MLTSPNSR
Add §220.79, Pen L
Provides that criminal possession of fentanyl is a class E felony.

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A05592 Actions:

BILL NO	A05592
03/16/2023	referred to codes
01/03/2024	referred to codes
04/09/2024	held for consideration in codes

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A05592 Committee Votes:

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:04/09/2024AYE/NAY:15/7  Action: Held for Consideration         
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Reilly
Nay
Cook
Aye
Mikulin
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Tannousis
Nay
Weprin
Aye
Curran
Nay
Hevesi
Aye
Angelino
Nay
Seawright
Aye
Flood
Nay
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Simon
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Bores
Aye

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A05592 Floor Votes:

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A05592 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5592
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 16, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee 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:

     1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.79  to
     2  read as follows:
     3  § 220.79 Criminal possession of fentanyl.
     4    A  person  is guilty of criminal possession of fentanyl when he or she
     5  knowingly and unlawfully possesses, manufactures, distributes,  or  uses
     6  fentanyl, or any fentanyl analogs, to enhance another illegal substance.
     7    Criminal possession of fentanyl is a class E felony.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03449-01-3

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