| Date of Action |
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| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to codes |
| Feb 21, 2019 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S3927
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
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co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C) 44th Senate District
2019-S3927 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S3927 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3927
SPONSOR: SEWARD
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the causation of a fire or
explosion during the course of committing or attempting to commit a
controlled substance felony
PURPOSE:
To provide for criminal liability for Arson for a person who causes a
fire or explosion during the course of committing a controlled substance
felony.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one would add a subdivision to Penal Law § 150.05 (Arson in the
fourth degree) making it a class E felony if a person "damages a build-
ing or motor vehicle by fire or explosion in the course of the commis-
sion or attempted commission of a felony defined in Article 220" of the
2019-S3927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
3927
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 21, 2019
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Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, AKSHAR, ANTONACCI, RANZENHOFER, TEDISCO --
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 the causation of a fire or
explosion during the course of committing or attempting to commit a
controlled substance felony
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 150.05 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 225
of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
§ 150.05 Arson in the fourth degree.
1. A person is guilty of arson in the fourth degree when he:
(A) recklessly damages a building or motor vehicle by intentionally
starting a fire or causing an explosion[.]; OR
(B) DAMAGES A BUILDING OR MOTOR VEHICLE BY FIRE OR BY EXPLOSION IN THE
COURSE OF THE COMMISSION OR ATTEMPTED COMMISSION OF A FELONY AS DEFINED
IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
2. In any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense
that no person other than the defendant had a possessory or proprietary
interest in the building or motor vehicle.
Arson in the fourth degree is a class E felony.
§ 2. Section 150.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 225 of the
laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
§ 150.10 Arson in the third degree.
1. A person is guilty of arson in the third degree when he:
(A) intentionally damages a building or motor vehicle by starting a
fire or causing an explosion[.]; OR
(B) RECKLESSLY DAMAGES A BUILDING OR MOTOR VEHICLE BY FIRE OR BY
EXPLOSION IN THE COURSE OF THE COMMISSION OR ATTEMPTED COMMISSION OF A
FELONY AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED TWENTY OF THIS CHAPTER.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09560-01-9
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