Assembly BillIntroduced
A 4863: Provides that criminal possession of fentanyl is a class E felony.
What A 4863 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to amend the penal law to make it a crime to possess, manufacture, distribute, or use fentanyl, or its analogs, to enhance the effects of another illegal substance. This is considered a class E felony. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4863
- What is the current status of A 4863?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 4863 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 4863 pass?
- Not yet. A 4863 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4863, and where is it now?
- A 4863 was authored by Asm. Karl Brabenec. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 168 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4863 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the criminal possession of fentanyl The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.79 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 220.79 Criminal possession of fentanyl. 4 A person is guilty of criminal possession of fentanyl when such person 5 knowingly and unlawfully possesses, manufactures, distributes, or uses 6 fentanyl, or any fentanyl analogs, to enhance another illegal substance. 7 Criminal possession of fentanyl is a class E felony. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03085-01-5
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