| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to codes |
| Jan 15, 2019 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1595
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
2019-S1595 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S1595 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1595
SPONSOR: O'MARA
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to including fires caused by
the manufacture of a controlled substance within the crime of arson in
the first degree
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To amend the Arson statute to include individuals who illegally manufac-
ture a controlled substance that results in an explosion or fire damage
to a building or person.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. amends subdivision 2 of section 150.20 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 950 of the laws of 1984
Section 2. Adds a new section defining a person as guilty of arson in
2019-S1595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1595
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. O'MARA -- 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 including fires caused by
the manufacture of a controlled substance within the crime of arson in
the first degree
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 150.20 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 950 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
follows:
2. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ARSON IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN, WHILE MANU-
FACTURING, ATTEMPTING TO MANUFACTURE OR ENDEAVORING TO MANUFACTURE A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THIS
CHAPTER, DESTROYS IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OR CAUSES TO BE BURNED OR
DESTROYED, OR AIDS, COUNSELS OR PROCURES THE BURNING OR DESTRUCTION OF
ANY BUILDING OR CONTENTS THEREOF, INHABITED OR OCCUPIED BY ONE OR MORE
PERSONS, WHETHER SUCH BUILDING OR CONTENTS IS THE PROPERTY OF SUCH
PERSON OR ANOTHER, OR WHEN, WHILE MANUFACTURING OR ATTEMPTING TO MANU-
FACTURE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED TWEN-
TY OF THIS CHAPTER, CAUSES A PERSON TO BE BURNED, OR AIDS, COUNSELS OR
PROCURES THE BURNING OF A PERSON.
3. As used in this section, "incendiary device" means a breakable
container designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion upon
impact, containing flammable liquid and having a wick or a similar
device capable of being ignited; AND "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE" SHALL HAVE
THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 220.00 OF
THIS CHAPTER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05820-01-9
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