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May 17, 2016 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 14, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
Mar 09, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
Mar 08, 2016 | 1st report cal.354 |
Jan 06, 2016 | referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 09, 2015 | referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2015 | advanced to third reading |
May 28, 2015 | 2nd report cal. |
May 27, 2015 | 1st report cal.949 |
Mar 04, 2015 | referred to codes |
senate Bill S4163
Sponsored By
George A. Amedore, Jr.
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
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- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Fred Akshar
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Phil Boyle
(R) 0 Senate District
Simcha Felder
(D) 22nd Senate District
Rich Funke
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S4163 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6039
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §220.00, add §125.24, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014: S7657
2017-2018: S2761, A3398
2019-2020: S4726, A3902
2021-2022: S5910, A6314
2023-2024: S7203, A2142
S4163 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4163 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Laree's law" PURPOSE: Establishes the crime of homicide by sale of an opiate controlled substance. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: This act shall be known and cited as "Laree's Law." Section 2: Adds subdivision 21 to Section 220 00 of the penal law Section 3: Adds section 125.24 to the penal law Section 4: Establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Heroin use is steadily on the rise. Its impact now reaches every aspect of our society regardless of income, education or genders. The increasing-availability of this drug combined with more powerful
S4163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4163 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 4, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AMEDORE -- 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 enacting "Laree's law" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Laree's law". S 2. Section 220.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi- vision 21 to read as follows: 21. "OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE LISTED IN SCHED- ULE I, II, III, IV OR V OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW THAT IS CLASSIFIED AS EITHER AN OPIATE OR OPIUM DERIV- ATIVE UNDER SUCH LAW. S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.24 to read as follows: S 125.24 HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHEN HE OR SHE UNLAWFULLY TRANSPORTS BY IMPORTING INTO THE STATE OR TRANSPORTING WITHIN THE STATE FROM ONE COUNTY INTO ANOTHER, OR UNLAWFULLY SELLS AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 220.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWEN- TY-ONE OF SECTION 220.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, AND SUCH OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON. IT SHALL BE A DEFENSE TO HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE THAT THE DEFENDANT JOINTLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ACQUIRED AND POSSESSED SUCH OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR JOINT USE WITH THE DECEASED, WITH THE INTENT TO JOINTLY INJECT, INHALE OR OTHERWISE INGEST SUCH OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. HOMICIDE BY SALE OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IS A CLASS A-I FELONY. S 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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