NY A07109 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-05 - referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on April 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-05 - referred to codes
Pending: Assembly Codes Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Eliminates criminal and civil penalties for possession of controlled substances; establishes the drug decriminalization task force to develop recommendations for reforming state laws, regulations and practices so that they align with the stated goal of treating substance use disorder as a disease, rather than a criminal behavior.
Title
Eliminates criminal and civil penalties for possession of controlled substances; establishes the drug decriminalization task force to develop recommendations for reforming state laws, regulations and practices so that they align with the stated goal of treating substance use disorder as a disease, rather than a criminal behavior.
Sponsors
| Asm. Demond Meeks [D] | Asm. Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas [D] | Asm. Daniel O'Donnell [D] | Asm. Harvey Epstein [D] |
| Asm. Emily Gallagher [D] | Asm. Christopher Burdick [D] | Asm. Chantel Jackson [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-05 | Assembly | referred to codes |
| 2021-04-22 | Assembly | referred to codes |
Same As/Similar To
S01284 (Same As) 2022-01-05 - REFERRED TO CODES
