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A 6417: Includes fires caused by the manufacture of a controlled substance within the crime of arson in the first degree.
What A 6417 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to expand the definition of arson in the first degree to include fires caused by the manufacture of controlled substances. Currently, the law only applies to fires intentionally set by a person. The bill would make it a crime to cause a fire while manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance, even if the fire is unintentional. The bill also defines an "incendiary device" as a breakable container designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion. The changes would take effect six months after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6417
- What is the current status of A 6417?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 6417 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 6417 pass?
- Not yet. A 6417 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6417, and where is it now?
- A 6417 was authored by Asm. Philip Palmesano with 4 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Mar. 04, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 4, 2025 · 354 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6417 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO, ANGELINO, BROOK-KRASNY, NOVAKHOV, TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including fires caused by the manufacture of a controlled substance within the crime of arson in the first degree The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 150.20 of the penal law, as 2 amended by chapter 950 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 2. A person is guilty of arson in the first degree when, while manu- 5 facturing, attempting to manufacture or endeavoring to manufacture a 6 controlled substance in violation of article two hundred twenty of this 7 chapter, destroys in whole or in part, or causes to be burned or 8 destroyed, or aids, counsels or procures the burning or destruction of 9 any building or contents thereof, inhabited or occupied by one or more 10 persons, whether such building or contents is the property of such 11 person or another, or when, while manufacturing or attempting to manu- 12 facture a controlled substance in violation of article two hundred twen- 13 ty of this chapter, causes a person to be burned, or aids, counsels or 14 procures the burning of a person. 15 3. As used in this section, "incendiary device" means a breakable 16 container designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion upon 17 impact, containing flammable liquid and having a wick or a similar 18 device capable of being ignited; and "controlled substance" shall have 19 the same meaning as set forth in subdivision five of section 220.00 of 20 this chapter. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 22 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04379-01-5
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