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S 10391 NY

Relates to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced May 15, 2026

Latest action (May 15, 2026) REFERRED TO CODES

Summary

This bill amends the Penal Law to add a new provision to the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. The new provision makes it a third-degree felony to possess a controlled substance or hazardous substance with the potential to cause significant injury or death within any facility owned or operated by the state or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or within or upon any school grounds, with the intent to sell or otherwise distribute such substance. The act takes effect immediately.

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Official abstract

Adds to the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree the possession, within any facility owned or operated by the state or upon school grounds, of any controlled substance or hazardous substance which has the potential to cause significant injury or death, with the intent to sell or distribute such substance.

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  1. May 15, 2026 REFERRED TO CODES · upper

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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S10391 Summary: BILL NO S10391 &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A11190

&nbsp SPONSOR MARTINEZ &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §220.16, Pen L &nbsp Adds to the crime of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree the possession, within any facility owned or operated by the state or upon school grounds, of any controlled substance or hazardous substance which has the potential to cause significant injury or death, with the intent to sell or distribute such substance.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

10391

IN SENATE

May 15, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree

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

1 Section 1. Subdivision 13 of section 220.16 of the penal law, as 2 amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 1995, is amended and a new subdivi- 3 sion 14 is added to read as follows: 4 13. phencyclidine and said phencyclidine weighs one thousand two 5 hundred fifty milligrams or more[ . ] ; or 6 14. within any facility owned or operated by the state or any poli- 7 tical subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or within or upon 8 any school grounds, any controlled substance or any hazardous substance, 9 as defined by section 240.00 of this part, which has the potential to 10 cause significant injury or death, and such person has intent to sell or 11 otherwise distribute such controlled substance or hazardous substance. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15520-01-6

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