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A05877 Summary:

BILL NO	A05877
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Giglio (MS)
COSPNSR	Brabenec, Kolb, Miller B, Reilly, DeStefano, Lawrence, Morinello, Smith, Finch, McDonough, Norris, Hawley, Mikulin, Ra, Salka, Miller ML, Malliotakis
MLTSPNSR	Byrnes, Tague, Walsh
Add §220.79, Pen L
Relates to the criminal possession of fentanyl.

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A05877 Actions:

BILL NO	A05877
02/20/2019	referred to codes
06/13/2019	held for consideration in codes
01/08/2020	referred to codes

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A05877 Committee Votes:

Committee:CODES   Chair:Lentol      
DATE:06/13/2019AYE/NAY:14/6  Action: Held for Consideration         
Lentol
Aye
Ra
Nay
Schimminger
Excused
Giglio
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Cook
Excused
Morinello
Nay
Cymbrowitz
Aye
Palumbo
Nay
O'Donnell
Aye
Garbarino
Nay
Lavine
Aye
Perry
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Mosley
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye

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A05877 Floor Votes:

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A05877 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5877
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 20, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO, BRABENEC, KOLB, B. MILLER, REILLY, DeSTE-
          FANO,  LAWRENCE,  MORINELLO,  SMITH, FINCH, McDONOUGH, NORRIS, HAWLEY,
          MIKULIN, RA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  TAGUE,  WALSH  --  read
          once and referred 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:
 
     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 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.
                                                                   LBD02731-02-9

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