| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 |
print number 2361a |
| Dec 17, 2025 |
amend and recommit to codes |
| Jan 16, 2025 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2361A
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 23rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 50th Senate District
2025-S2361 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1075
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §722.23, CP L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S8713, A7059
2025-S2361 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2361
SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to adolescent
offenders authorized to be removed to family court
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would remove the requirement to have an adolescent "display" a
loaded firearm for them to illegally possess it.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amend subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of
section 722.23 of the criminal procedure law.
Section 2. Effective Date
JUSTIFICATION:
2025-S2361 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2361
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 16, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to adolescent
offenders authorized to be removed to family court
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of
section 722.23 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 1-a of
part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as
follows:
(ii) the defendant [displayed] WAS ILLEGALLY IN POSSESSION OF a LOADED
firearm[, shotgun, rifle or deadly weapon] as defined in the penal law
[in furtherance of such offense]; or
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02677-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) 50th Senate District
2025-S2361A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1075
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §722.23, CP L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S8713, A7059
2025-S2361A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2361A
SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to adolescent
offenders authorized to be removed to family court
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would remove the requirement to have an adolescent "display" a
loaded firearm in order for them to illegally possess it.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amend subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of
section 722.23 of the criminal procedure law.
Section 2. Effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
2025-S2361A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2361--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 16, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sens. SCARCELLA-SPANTON, C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to adolescent
offenders authorized to be removed to family court
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivi-
sion 2 of section 722.23 of the criminal procedure law, subparagraph
(ii) as added by section 1-a of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of
2017 and subparagraph (iii) as amended by section 1 of part AA of chap-
ter 55 of the laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
(ii) the defendant displayed a [firearm,] shotgun, rifle or deadly
weapon as defined in the penal law in furtherance of such offense; or
(iii) THE DEFENDANT WAS ILLEGALLY IN POSSESSION OF A LOADED FIREARM AS
DEFINED IN THE PENAL LAW; OR
(IV) the defendant unlawfully engaged in vaginal sexual contact, oral
sexual contact, anal sexual contact, or sexual contact as defined in
section 130.00 of the penal law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02677-03-5
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