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Home/Bills/S 152New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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S 152: Provides that when a person is convicted of two or more felony counts and at least one of which is an offense defined in article 265 of the penal law involving the possession or use of an illegal firearm, rifle or shotgun, the sentences must run consecutively.

New York · Senate · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 10, 2026

What S 152 does, verified January 10, 2026

The proposed legislation aims to amend the penal law in New York. It would require that when a person is convicted of two or more felony counts, at least one of which involves the possession or use of an illegal firearm, the sentences must run consecutively. This change is intended to address the issue of consecutive terms of imprisonment.

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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 189 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 152 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PALUMBO, BORRELLO, OBERACKER -- 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 consecutive terms of imprisonment The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 70.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 2-h to read as follows: 3 2-h. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when 4 a person is convicted of two or more felony counts and at least one of 5 which is an offense defined in article two hundred sixty-five of this 6 chapter involving the possession or use of an illegal firearm, rifle or 7 shotgun, the sentences must run consecutively. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00587-01-5 
Text of S 152 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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