Assembly Bill A4703

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates new criminal action pertaining to sale or purchase of pseudoephedrine

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A4703 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §220.72, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7753
2013-2014: A3290
2015-2016: A3810
2017-2018: A6421
2021-2022: A4845

2019-A4703 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of pseudoephedrine.

2019-A4703 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4703
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 5, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  B. MILLER, BLANKENBUSH, FRIEND, McDONOUGH --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PALMESANO -- read once and referred  to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to the regulation of pseu-
   doephedrine
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 220.72 of the penal law, as added by chapter 394
 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 § 220.72 Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine.
   A person is guilty of criminal possession of precursors of  methamphe-
 tamine  when  he or she: 1. possesses at the same time a precursor and a
 solvent or chemical reagent, with intent to use or knowing that  another
 intends  to  use  each  such  precursor,  solvent or chemical reagent to
 unlawfully manufacture methamphetamine.
   2.  PURCHASES OR SELLS AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF 3.6 GRAMS A DAY  OR  9.0
 GRAMS PER MONTH OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE NUMBER OF TRAN-
 SACTIONS.
   Criminal  possession  of  precursors  of  methamphetamine is a class E
 felony.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06571-01-9

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