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A 5762: Provides that criminal sale of a controlled substance by an adult to a person less than fourteen years of age is a class A-II felony.
What A 5762 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill proposes to increase the penalties for selling controlled substances to minors. A person over 21 years old who knowingly sells a controlled substance to someone under 17 years old will face a class B felony charge. A person over 18 years old who knowingly sells a controlled substance to someone under 14 years old will face a class A-ii felony charge. These increased penalties aim to protect minors from the harm caused by substance abuse.
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 5762
- What is the current status of A 5762?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 5762 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 5762 pass?
- Not yet. A 5762 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5762, and where is it now?
- A 5762 was authored by Asm. Michaelle Solages. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 362 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5762 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the criminal sale of a controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 220.48 of the penal law, as added by section 28 of 2 part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 § 220.48 Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in the 5 second degree. 6 A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance to a 7 child in the second degree when, being over twenty-one years old, [he or8she] such person knowingly and unlawfully sells a controlled substance 9 in violation of section 220.34 or 220.39 of this article to a person 10 less than seventeen years old. 11 Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in the second 12 degree is a class B felony. 13 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.49 to read 14 as follows: 15 § 220.49 Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in the first 16 degree. 17 A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance to a 18 child in the first degree when, being over eighteen years old, such 19 person knowingly and unlawfully sells a controlled substance in 20 violation of section 220.34 or 220.39 of this article to a person less 21 than fourteen years old. 22 Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child in the first degree 23 is a class A-II felony. 24 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 25 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01743-01-5
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