NY A08396 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 22 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-29 - substituted by s5620a
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

This bill would add language to the penal law to make it explicit that a person is not criminally liable for possessing syringes and drug residue in or on syringes that the person has a right to possess based on his or her participation in the Public Health Law's Syringe Exchange Program (SEP) or Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP).

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Title

Relates to hypodermic syringes and the lawful possession of such syringes.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2009-06-22 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 87 N: 32 NV: 31 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-06-29 substituted by s5620a
2010-02-22 amended on third reading 8396a
2010-01-06 ordered to third reading cal.586
2010-01-06 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2010-01-06 DIED IN SENATE
2009-06-22 REFERRED TO RULES
2009-06-22 delivered to senate
2009-06-22 passed assembly
2009-06-15 ordered to third reading rules cal.253
2009-06-15 rules report cal.253
2009-06-15 reported
2009-06-10 reported referred to rules
2009-05-19 referred to codes

Same As/Similar To

S05620 (Same As) 2010-07-30 - SIGNED CHAP.284

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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