assembly Bill A3506C

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; repealer; appropriation

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 16, 2018 print number 3506c
Nov 16, 2018 amend (t) and recommit to codes
Jan 03, 2018 referred to codes
Jun 19, 2017 print number 3506b
Jun 19, 2017 amend (t) and recommit to codes
Jun 13, 2017 print number 3506a
Jun 13, 2017 amend (t) and recommit to codes
Jan 27, 2017 referred to codes

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A3506 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3040
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341, S6005
2015-2016: A3089, S1747
2019-2020: A1617, S1527
2021-2022: A1248, S854

A3506 - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of marihuana, and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of marihuana; relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving marihuana and exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of marihuana (view more) provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; levies an excise tax on certain sales of marihuana; repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating to the criminal sale of marihuana and provisions of the general business law relating to drug paraphernalia; makes an appropriation therefor.

A3506 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3506

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, SEPULVEDA,
  WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, SKARTADOS,
  STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the description of
  marihuana, and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons eighteen
  years of age or older; to  amend  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in
  relation to making technical changes regarding the definition of mari-
  huana;  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to the qualification of
  certain offenses involving marihuana and  to  exempt  certain  persons
  from  prosecution  for  the  use,  consumption, display, production or
  distribution of marihuana; to amend  the  alcoholic  beverage  control
  law,  in relation to providing for the licensure of persons authorized
  to produce, process and sell marihuana;  to  amend  the  tax  law,  in
  relation  to  providing  for  the  levying of an excise tax on certain
  sales of marihuana; to amend the criminal  procedure  law,  the  civil
  practice  law  and  rules, the general business law, the state finance
  law, the executive law, the penal law and the vehicle and traffic law,
  in relation to making conforming changes; to repeal  sections  221.10,
  221.25,  221.30,  221.50  and  221.55 of the penal law relating to the
  criminal possession and sale of marihuana; to repeal paragraph (f)  of
  subdivision  2  of section 850 of the general business law relating to
  drug related paraphernalia; and making an appropriation therefor

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "marihuana
regulation and taxation act".
  § 2. Legislative findings  and  intent.  The  legislature  finds  that
decades of arresting marihuana users has failed to prevent marihuana use
or prevent minors from accessing marihuana. Existing marihuana laws have
created a violent, illegal drug market that consumes millions of dollars
in  criminal  justice resources each year.  Existing marihuana laws have

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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A3506A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3040
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341, S6005
2015-2016: A3089, S1747
2019-2020: A1617, S1527
2021-2022: A1248, S854

A3506A - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of marihuana, and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of marihuana; relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving marihuana and exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of marihuana (view more) provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; levies an excise tax on certain sales of marihuana; repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating to the criminal sale of marihuana and provisions of the general business law relating to drug paraphernalia; makes an appropriation therefor.

A3506A - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3506--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, SEPULVEDA,
  WEPRIN, HUNTER, HYNDMAN, PICHARDO, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
  of A. FARRELL, MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, SKARTADOS, STECK -- read once
  and  referred  to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the description of
  marihuana,  and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons twenty-
  one years of age or older; to amend the civil practice law and  rules,
  in  relation  to  removing certain references to marihuana relating to
  forfeiture actions; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation
  to  making technical changes regarding the definition of marihuana; to
  amend the penal law, in  relation  to  the  qualification  of  certain
  offenses involving marihuana and to exempt certain persons from prose-
  cution  for  the use, consumption, display, production or distribution
  of marihuana; to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation
  to providing for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, proc-
  ess and sell marihuana; to amend the state finance law, in relation to
  establishing the marihuana control  fund  and  the  marihuana  revenue
  fund;  to  amend the tax law, in relation to providing for the levying
  of an excise tax on certain sales of marihuana; to amend the  criminal
  procedure  law, the civil practice law and rules, the general business
  law, the state finance law, the executive law, the penal law  and  the
  vehicle  and traffic law, in relation to making conforming changes; to
  repeal sections 221.05, 221.10, 221.15, 221.20, 221.25, 221.30, 221.35
  and 221.40 of the penal law relating to the  criminal  possession  and
  sale of marihuana; to repeal paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of section
  850  of  the  general  business law relating to drug related parapher-
  nalia; and making an appropriation therefor

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05327-05-7

Co-Sponsors

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Multi-Sponsors

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A3506B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3040
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341, S6005
2015-2016: A3089, S1747
2019-2020: A1617, S1527
2021-2022: A1248, S854

A3506B - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of marihuana, and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of marihuana; relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving marihuana and exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of marihuana (view more) provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; levies an excise tax on certain sales of marihuana; repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating to the criminal sale of marihuana and provisions of the general business law relating to drug paraphernalia; makes an appropriation therefor.

A3506B - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3506--B

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, SEPULVEDA,
  WEPRIN, HUNTER, HYNDMAN, PICHARDO, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
  of A. FARRELL, MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, SKARTADOS, STECK -- read once
  and  referred  to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the description of
  marihuana, and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons  twenty-
  one  years of age or older; to amend the civil practice law and rules,
  in relation to removing certain references to  marihuana  relating  to
  forfeiture  actions; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
  to making technical changes regarding the definition of marihuana;  to
  amend  the  penal  law,  in  relation  to the qualification of certain
  offenses involving marihuana and to exempt certain persons from prose-
  cution for the use, consumption, display, production  or  distribution
  of marihuana; to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation
  to providing for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, proc-
  ess and sell marihuana; to amend the state finance law, in relation to
  establishing  the  New York state marihuana revenue fund, the New York
  state drug treatment education fund and the New York  state  community
  grants reinvestment fund; to amend the tax law, in relation to provid-
  ing for the levying of an excise tax on certain sales of marihuana; to
  amend  the  criminal  procedure law, the civil practice law and rules,
  the general business law, the state finance law,  the  executive  law,
  the  penal  law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to making
  conforming changes; to repeal sections 221.05, 221.10, 221.15, 221.20,
  221.25, 221.30, 221.35 and 221.40 of the penal  law  relating  to  the
  criminal  possession and sale of marihuana; to repeal paragraph (f) of
  subdivision 2 of section 850 of the general business law  relating  to
  drug  related  paraphernalia; to repeal section 150.75 of the criminal
  procedure law relating to appearance  tickets  for  certain  marihuana
  offenses; and making an appropriation therefor

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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A3506C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3040
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341, S6005
2015-2016: A3089, S1747
2019-2020: A1617, S1527
2021-2022: A1248, S854

A3506C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of marihuana, and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of marihuana; relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving marihuana and exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of marihuana (view more) provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; levies an excise tax on certain sales of marihuana; repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating to the criminal sale of marihuana and provisions of the general business law relating to drug paraphernalia; makes an appropriation therefor.

A3506C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3506--C

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, WEPRIN, HUNT-
  ER,   HYNDMAN,   PICHARDO,   BLAKE,  L. ROSENTHAL,  JAFFEE,  DINOWITZ,
  JEAN-PIERRE,  ABINANTI,  RICHARDSON,  HEVESI,  WALKER,  JENNE,  VANEL,
  PELLEGRINO, NIOU, WRIGHT, BICHOTTE, CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of  A.  EPSTEIN,  MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, STECK, TAYLOR -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee -- again
  reported from said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the description of
  marihuana,  and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons twenty-
  one years of age or older; to amend the civil practice law and  rules,
  in  relation  to  removing certain references to marihuana relating to
  forfeiture actions; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation
  to  making technical changes regarding the definition of marihuana; to
  amend the penal law, in  relation  to  the  qualification  of  certain
  offenses involving marihuana and to exempt certain persons from prose-
  cution  for  the use, consumption, display, production or distribution
  of marihuana; to amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation
  to providing for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, proc-
  ess and sell marihuana; to amend the state finance law, in relation to
  establishing the New York state marihuana revenue fund, the  New  York
  state  drug  treatment education fund and the New York state community
  grants reinvestment fund; to amend the tax law, in relation to provid-
  ing for the levying of an excise tax on certain sales of marihuana; to
  amend the criminal procedure law, the civil practice  law  and  rules,
  the  general  business  law, the state finance law, the executive law,
  the penal law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation  to  making
  conforming  changes;  to  amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in
  relation to alcohol  or  substance  use  disorder  training  awareness
  programs;  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to a revolving
  loan fund; to amend the  family  court  act,  in  relation  to  making

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets