New York A 4140: Relates to evidence accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center

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A04140 Summary:

BILL NOA04140 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01257

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SPONSORReilly

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COSPNSRNovakhov, Angelino, DeStefano

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MLTSPNSRGiglio, Palmesano

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Add §995-c-1, Exec L

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Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a firearm.

Go to top A04140 Actions:

BILL NOA04140 

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01/31/2025referred to codes

05/13/2025held for consideration in codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

Go to topA04140 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CODES Chair:Dinowitz 
DATE:05/13/2025AYE/NAY:16/6 Action: Held for Consideration DinowitzAyeMorinelloNay

CookAyeReillyNay

LavineAyeMikulinNay

WeprinAyeTannousisNay

HevesiAyeAngelinoNay

SeawrightAyeMolitorNay

RosenthalAye

WalkerAye

VanelAye

CruzAye

EpsteinAye

BoresAye

ReyesAye

CunninghamAye

RomeroAye

AlvarezAye

Go to topA04140 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA04140 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4140

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to evidence accepted by
 the New York state police forensic investigation center

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section
 2 995-c-1 to read as follows:
 3 § 995-c-1. Evidence. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or
 4 regulation to the contrary, the New York state police forensic investi-
 5 gation center shall accept evidence items or samples for DNA analysis
 6 from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device
 7 when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first
 8 degree as defined in section 265.04 of the penal law, criminal
 9 possession of a weapon in the second degree as defined in section 265.03
 10 of the penal law, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as
 11 defined in section 265.02 of the penal law, criminal possession of a
 12 weapon in the fourth degree as defined in section 265.01 of the penal
 13 law and criminal possession of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b
 14 of the penal law.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03642-01-5

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