Senate Bill S2173

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to standardizing penalties associated with marihuana possession

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Alcoholism And Substance Abuse Committee


  • 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-S2173 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2581
Current Committee:
Senate Alcoholism And Substance Abuse
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§221.05 & 221.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5187, A7620
2013-2014: S3315, A5998
2015-2016: S2049, A3744
2017-2018: S7589, A678
2021-2022: S3935, A4028

2019-S2173 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to standardizing penalties associated with marihuana possession; makes unlawful possession of small amounts of marihuana a violation punishable by a fine.

2019-S2173 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2173 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2173
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Alcoholism  and  Substance
   Abuse
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to standardize penalties
   associated with marihuana possession
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The opening paragraph of section 221.05 of the penal law,
 as added by chapter 360 of the laws of  1977,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   A  person is guilty of unlawful possession of marihuana when he OR SHE
 knowingly and unlawfully possesses marihuana.
   § 2. Section 221.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 265 of the
 laws of 1979 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 75 of the  laws  of
 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 § 221.10 Criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree.
   A  person  is  guilty of criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth
 degree when he OR SHE knowingly and unlawfully possesses[:
   1. marihuana in a public place, as defined in section 240.00  of  this
 chapter, and such marihuana is burning or open to public view; or
   2.]  one  or  more  preparations,  compounds,  mixtures  or substances
 containing  marihuana  and  the  preparations,  compounds,  mixtures  or
 substances are of an aggregate weight of more than twenty-five grams.
   Criminal  possession  of  marihuana  in  the fifth degree is a class B
 misdemeanor.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05622-01-9



              

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