S 1946 NY
Provides for the expungement of syringe convictions
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Summary
Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.
Sponsor (1)
- Gustavo Rivera Democratic · primary
5 coauthors / cosponsors
- Jabari Brisport Democratic · cosponsor
- Nathalia Fernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- Pete Harckham Democratic · cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (22)
- Jan 14, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
- Apr 9, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- Apr 29, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.751 · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 1, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 29, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- May 29, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- May 29, 2025 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · upper
- Jan 28, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- Mar 24, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.596 · upper
- Mar 25, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Mar 26, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Apr 22, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · lower
- May 13, 2026 SUBSTITUTED FOR A2601 · lower
- May 13, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.313 · lower
- May 13, 2026 PASSED ASSEMBLY · lower
- May 13, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S01946 Summary: BILL NO S01946   SAME AS SAME AS A02601
  SPONSOR RIVERA   COSPNSR BRISPORT, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, SALAZAR   MLTSPNSR   Amd §160.50, CP L   Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
1946
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 14, 2025 ___________
Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BRISPORT, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, SALAZAR -- 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 the expunge- ment of syringe convictions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (k) of subdivision 3 of 2 section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 92 3 of the laws of 2021, is amended and a new subparagraph (vii) is added to 4 read as follows: 5 (vi) the conviction was for an offense defined in section 222.10, 6 222.15, 222.25 or 222.45 of the penal law[ . ] ; or 7 (vii) the conviction was for a violation of an offense defined in 8 former section 220.45 of the penal law prior to the effective date of 9 this subparagraph. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 11 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00061-01-5
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