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S 1946: Relates to the expungement of syringe convictions of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument.
What S 1946 does, verified May 14, 2026
The bill aims to expunge syringe convictions in New York State. It amends the law to allow for the expungement of certain syringe-related convictions, including those for offenses defined in the penal law, such as possession of syringes with needles not attached to a device. The bill also includes a provision for the expungement of convictions for certain offenses that were previously defined in a different section of the penal law. The law will take effect 108 days after it becomes law.
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Last action: returned to senate (2026-05-13)Alert me
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| May. 13, 2026 | returned to senate |
| May. 13, 2026 | passed assembly |
| May. 13, 2026 | ordered to third reading cal.313 |
| May. 13, 2026 | substituted for a2601 |
| Apr. 22, 2026 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 221 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1946 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BRISPORT, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the expunge- ment of syringe convictions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (k) of subdivision 3 of 2 section 160.50 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 92 3 of the laws of 2021, is amended and a new subparagraph (vii) is added to 4 read as follows: 5 (vi) the conviction was for an offense defined in section 222.10, 6 222.15, 222.25 or 222.45 of the penal law[.]; or 7 (vii) the conviction was for a violation of an offense defined in 8 former section 220.45 of the penal law prior to the effective date of 9 this subparagraph. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 11 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00061-01-5
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