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A07720 Summary:

BILL NOA07720 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORVanel

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COSPNSRRaga

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §220.03, Pen L

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Makes the possession of certain amounts of a controlled substance a violation and no longer a class A misdemeanor.

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04/08/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7720

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making the possession of
 certain amounts of a controlled substance a violation

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 220.03 of the penal law, as amended by section 4 of
 2 part I of chapter 57 of the laws of 2015, the opening paragraph as
 3 amended by chapter 433 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 220.03 [Criminal] Unlawful possession of a controlled substance [in
 6 the seventh degree].
 7 A person is guilty of [criminal] unlawful possession of a controlled
 8 substance [in the seventh degree] when [he or she] such person knowingly
 9 and unlawfully possesses a controlled substance; provided, however, that
 10 it shall not be a violation of this section when a person possesses a
 11 residual amount of a controlled substance and that residual amount is in
 12 or on a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle; nor shall it be a
 13 violation of this section when a person's unlawful possession of a
 14 controlled substance is discovered as a result of seeking immediate
 15 health care as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision three of section
 16 220.78 of this article, for either another person or [him or herself]
 17 for such principal person because such person is experiencing a drug or
 18 alcohol overdose or other life threatening medical emergency as defined
 19 in paragraph (a) of subdivision three of section 220.78 of this article.
 20 [Criminal] Unlawful possession of a controlled substance [in the
 21 seventh degree] is a [class A misdemeanor] violation.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 23 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11425-01-5

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