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A06470 Summary:

BILL NO	A06470
SAME AS	SAME AS S00313
SPONSOR	Brabenec
COSPNSR	DeStefano, Byrne, Hawley, McDonough, Norris, Mikulin, Manktelow, Salka, Walczyk, Reilly, Miller B
MLTSPNSR	Miller ML
Add §220.79, Pen L
Relates to the criminal possession of fentanyl.

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A06470 Actions:

BILL NO	A06470
03/07/2019	referred to codes
06/13/2019	held for consideration in codes
01/08/2020	referred to codes

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A06470 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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A06470 Floor Votes:

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A06470 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6470
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      March 7, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD02731-01-9

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