Michael H. Ranzenhofer's posts related to Drugs

Ranzenhofer bill, which closes loophole for court evaders, passes State Senate

Posted by Michael H. Ranzenhofer on Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Albany, N.Y. – Senator Ranzenhofer’s legislation, closing a loophole in State law that does not allow courts to penalize persons when they fail to comply with the court, has passed the State Senate today.

Senate Bill No. 3188 grants courts the authority to suspend a driver license – in cases of underage possession of alcohol and unlawful possession of marijuana – when a person fails to appear before the court or comply with the sentence of the court.

Your Voice with Senator Ranzenhofer - January 24

Senator Ranzenhofers asks for feedback from constituents on the Governor's budget proposal, discusses State funding for Roswell Park Cancer Institute and talks about one his bills which recently passed the State Senate.

Monthly Column: State Assembly must pass All Crimes DNA bill A.S.A.P.

Posted by Michael H. Ranzenhofer on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

On the last day in the month of January, the State Senate passed legislation, by a resounding vote of 49 to 10, to expand New York’s DNA database to require the collection of DNA samples from all crimes upon conviction. The law, as it is written now, requires a DNA sample from people convicted of felonies and only 36 misdemeanors in the penal law. Unfortunately, this means that in over half of all criminal convictions, those convicted do not have to supply a DNA sample.