Assembly Bill A9948

                            
 
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                                   9948
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2018
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the sentence of  imprison-
   ment  for conspiracy to commit the class A-I felonies of murder in the
   second degree
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of the
 penal law, as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of 2015, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  Class  B  violent felony offenses: CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THE CLASS
 A-I FELONIES OF MURDER IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 125.25;  an  attempt  to  commit the class A-I felonies of murder in the
 second degree as defined in section  125.25,  kidnapping  in  the  first
 degree  as  defined  in section 135.25, and arson in the first degree as
 defined in section 150.20; manslaughter in the first degree  as  defined
 in  section  125.20,  aggravated  manslaughter  in  the  first degree as
 defined in section 125.22, rape  in  the  first  degree  as  defined  in
 section  130.35,  criminal  sexual act in the first degree as defined in
 section 130.50, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree  as  defined
 in section 130.70, course of sexual conduct against a child in the first
 degree  as  defined  in  section  130.75; assault in the first degree as
 defined in section 120.10, kidnapping in the second degree as defined in
 section 135.20, burglary in the  first  degree  as  defined  in  section
 140.30, arson in the second degree as defined in section 150.15, robbery
 in  the  first  degree  as defined in section 160.15, sex trafficking as
 defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision five of section 230.34,
 incest in the first  degree  as  defined  in  section  255.27,  criminal
 possession of a weapon in the first degree as defined in section 265.04,
 criminal  use  of  a  firearm  in the first degree as defined in section
 265.09, criminal sale of a firearm in the first  degree  as  defined  in
 section  265.13,  aggravated  assault  upon  a police officer or a peace
 officer as defined in section 120.11, gang assault in the  first  degree
 as  defined  in  section 120.07, intimidating a victim or witness in the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 first degree as defined in  section  215.17,  hindering  prosecution  of
 terrorism  in  the  first  degree as defined in section 490.35, criminal
 possession of a chemical weapon  or  biological  weapon  in  the  second
 degree  as  defined  in  section  490.40, and criminal use of a chemical
 weapon or biological weapon in the third degree as  defined  in  section
 490.47.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.