Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 23, 2014 |
signed chap.31 delivered to governor |
Jun 19, 2014 |
returned to senate passed assembly message of necessity - 3 day message ordered to third reading rules cal.525 substituted for a10154 referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate message of necessity - 3 day message ordered to third reading cal.1633 |
Jun 17, 2014 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S7902
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2013-S7902 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10154
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §220.65, Pen L
2013-S7902 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7902 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to criminalizing the sale of a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist Purpose: New York is confronting a rapidly growing problem involving the use, abuse and trafficking of heroin and prescription painkillers. This package of comprehensive legislation will strengthen New York's ability to combat abuse of these drugs, and provide communities, families, and individuals devastated by these dangerous substances with critical tools for addressing crime and addiction. Summary of Bills: These 11 bills would: * amend Public Health L. (PHL) § 3385-a to further enhance the investigation capabilities of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (BNE) in the Department of Health (DOH) by directing the Division of Criminal Justice Services to give BNE access to criminal history information currently maintained by the Division; * create a new Penal L. § 178.26 creating the crime of fraud and deceit related to controlled substances, a Class A misdemeanor;
2013-S7902 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 7902 A. 10154 S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y June 17, 2014 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hennessey) -- (at request of the Governor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminalizing the sale of a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 220.65 of the penal law, as added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: S 220.65 Criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance OR OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY A PRACTITIONER OR PHARMACIST. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance OR OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY A PRACTITIONER OR PHARMACIST when[,]: 1. being a practitioner, as that term is defined in section thirty-three hundred two of the public health law, he OR SHE knowingly and unlawfully sells a prescription for a controlled substance. For the purposes of this section, a person sells a prescription for a controlled substance unlawfully when he OR SHE does so other than in good faith in the course of his OR HER professional practice; OR 2. BEING A PRACTITIONER OR PHARMACIST, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, HE OR SHE, ACTING OTHER THAN IN GOOD FAITH, WHILE PURPORTING TO ACT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE POWER, AUTHORITY AND PRIVILEGES OF HIS OR HER LICENSE, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY SELLS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Criminal sale of a prescription FOR A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OR OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE BY A PRACTITIONER OR PHARMACIST is a class C felo- ny. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD12107-01-4
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