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Mar 01, 2016 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 09, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 08, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 02, 2016 |
1st report cal.131 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 02, 2015 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 10, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 09, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 03, 2015 |
1st report cal.58 |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S208
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
(D) Senate District
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, G, IP, SC) Senate District
2015-S208 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S208 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S208 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the criminal sale of a controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age PURPOSE OF BILL : To amend the Penal Law to provide that the sale of controlled substances to minors under 14 may be prosecuted as a more serious offense. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Adds § 220.49 of the Penal Law which creates the crime of criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in the first degree, making the sale of a controlled substance by an adult to a minor under the age of 14 a class A-II felony. Also Amends the title of § 220.48 of the Penal Law, reflecting the lesser included offense of criminal sale of controlled substance to a child in the second degree. JUSTIFICATION : There has been a recent increase in drug use, especially opiate based substances, by young adults and teenagers. There has also been an
2015-S208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 208 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the criminal sale of a controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 220.48 of the penal law, as added by section 28 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: S 220.48 Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child IN THE SECOND DEGREE when, being over twenty-one years old, he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells a controlled substance in violation of section 220.34 or 220.39 of this article to a person less than seven- teen years old. Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child IN THE SECOND DEGREE is a class B felony. S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.49 to read as follows: S 220.49 CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN, BEING OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD, HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY SELLS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 220.34 OR 220.39 OF THIS ARTICLE TO A PERSON LESS THAN FOURTEEN YEARS OLD. CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS A-II FELONY. S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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