Senate Bill S1527A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; repealer

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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-S1527 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1617
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6005, A8341
2015-2016: S1747, A3089
2017-2018: S3040, A3506
2021-2022: S854, A1248

2019-S1527 - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions

2019-S1527 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1527 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1527
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, COMRIE, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN, MONTGOM-
   ERY,  PARKER,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,  SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO  -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Finance
 
 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 public health law in relation to the  defi-
   nition  of  smoking;  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 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 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, the vehicle and traffic law,
   and the family court act 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 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 marihua-
   na; 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S1527A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1617
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6005, A8341
2015-2016: S1747, A3089
2017-2018: S3040, A3506
2021-2022: S854, A1248

2019-S1527A - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions

2019-S1527A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1527A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1527--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, BIAGGI, COMRIE, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN,
   JACKSON, KENNEDY, LIU, MAY, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS,  RIVERA,
   SALAZAR,  SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Finance  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to constituting chapter 7-A of the consolidated laws,
   in relation to the creation of a new office of cannabis management, as
   an independent  entity  within  the  division  of  alcoholic  beverage
   control,  providing  for the licensure of persons authorized to culti-
   vate, process, distribute and sell cannabis and the use of cannabis by
   persons aged twenty-one or older; to amend the public health  law,  in
   relation  to  the  description of cannabis; to amend the penal law, in
   relation to the growing and use  of  cannabis  by  persons  twenty-one
   years  of age or older; to amend the tax law, in relation to providing
   for the levying of taxes on cannabis; 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,  the  alcoholic
   beverage control law, the general obligations law, the social services
   law,  the agriculture and markets law and the vehicle and traffic law,
   in relation to making conforming changes; to amend the  public  health
   law,  in  relation  to  the  definition of smoking; to amend the state
   finance law, in relation to establishing the New York  state  cannabis
   revenue  fund,  the New York state drug treatment and public education
   fund and the New York state community  grants  reinvestment  fund;  to
   amend  chapter  90 of the laws of 2014 amending the public health law,
   the tax law, the state finance law,  the  general  business  law,  the
   penal  law  and  the criminal procedure law relating to medical use of
   marihuana, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to repeal certain
   provisions of the public health law relating to  growing  of  cannabis
   and  medical  use of marihuana; to repeal article 221 of the penal law
   relating to offenses involving marihuana; to repeal paragraph  (f)  of
   subdivision  2  of section 850 of the general business law relating to
   drug related paraphernalia; to repeal certain provisions of the crimi-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S1527B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1617
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6005, A8341
2015-2016: S1747, A3089
2017-2018: S3040, A3506
2021-2022: S854, A1248

2019-S1527B - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions

2019-S1527B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1527B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1527--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, BIAGGI, COMRIE, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN,
   JACKSON, KENNEDY, LIU, MAY, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS,  RIVERA,
   SALAZAR, SANDERS, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT in relation to constituting chapter 7-A of the consolidated laws,
   in relation to the creation of a new office of cannabis management, as
   an  independent  entity  within  the  division  of  alcoholic beverage
   control, providing for the licensure of persons authorized  to  culti-
   vate, process, distribute and sell cannabis and the use of cannabis by
   persons  aged  twenty-one or older; to amend the public health law, in
   relation to the description of cannabis; to amend the  penal  law,  in
   relation  to  the  growing  and  use of cannabis by persons twenty-one
   years of age or older; to amend the tax law, in relation to  providing
   for  the levying of taxes on cannabis; 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, the alcoholic
   beverage control law, the general obligations law, the social services
   law, the agriculture and markets law and the vehicle and traffic  law,
   in  relation  to making conforming changes; to amend the public health
   law, in relation to the definition of  smoking;  to  amend  the  state
   finance  law,  in relation to establishing the New York state cannabis
   revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and  public  education
   fund  and  the  New  York state community grants reinvestment fund; to
   amend chapter 90 of the laws of 2014 amending the public  health  law,
   the  tax  law,  the  state  finance law, the general business law, the
   penal law and the criminal procedure law relating to  medical  use  of
   marihuana, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to repeal certain
   provisions  of  the  public health law relating to growing of cannabis
   and medical use of marihuana; to repeal article 221 of the  penal  law
   relating  to  offenses involving marihuana; to repeal paragraph (f) of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S1527C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1617
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6005, A8341
2015-2016: S1747, A3089
2017-2018: S3040, A3506
2021-2022: S854, A1248

2019-S1527C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions

2019-S1527C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1527C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1527--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, BAILEY, BIAGGI, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GIANARIS,
   HOYLMAN, JACKSON, KENNEDY, LIU, MAY, METZGER, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE, PARK-
   ER,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,  SALAZAR,  SANDERS, SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Finance  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to constituting chapter 7-A of the consolidated laws,
   in relation to the creation of a new office of cannabis management, as
   an independent  entity  within  the  division  of  alcoholic  beverage
   control,  providing  for the licensure of persons authorized to culti-
   vate, process, distribute and sell cannabis and the use of cannabis by
   persons aged twenty-one or older; to amend the public health  law,  in
   relation  to  the  description of cannabis; to amend the penal law, in
   relation to the growing and use  of  cannabis  by  persons  twenty-one
   years  of age or older; to amend the tax law, in relation to providing
   for the levying of taxes on cannabis; 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,  the  alcoholic
   beverage control law, the general obligations law, the social services
   law,  the agriculture and markets law and the vehicle and traffic law,
   in relation to making conforming changes; to amend the  public  health
   law,  in  relation  to  the  definition of smoking; to amend the state
   finance law, in relation to establishing the New York  state  cannabis
   revenue  fund,  the New York state drug treatment and public education
   fund and the New York state community  grants  reinvestment  fund;  to
   amend  chapter  90 of the laws of 2014 amending the public health law,
   the tax law, the state finance law,  the  general  business  law,  the
   penal  law  and  the criminal procedure law relating to medical use of
   marihuana, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to repeal certain
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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