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S 5889: Establishes the crime of larceny of a controlled substance making it an A-II felony to steal more than 25 dosage units of a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance from a pharmacy.
What S 5889 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to establish a new crime of larceny of a controlled substance. A person can be guilty of this crime if they steal more than 25 dosage units of a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance from a pharmacy. The law defines a pharmacy as any place where drugs, prescriptions, or poisons are sold, compounded, or dispensed. The crime of larceny of a controlled substance is classified as a class A-II felony. The law is set to take effect on November 1st.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5889
- What is the current status of S 5889?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5889 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 S 5889 pass?
- Not yet. S 5889 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5889, and where is it now?
- S 5889 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Mar. 03, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 3, 2025 · 326 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5889 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 establishing the crime of larceny of a controlled substance 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 220.80 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 220.80 Larceny of a controlled substance. 4 A person is guilty of larceny of a controlled substance when such 5 person commits the crime of larceny and the stolen property consists of 6 more than twenty-five dosage units of a schedule II, III, IV, or V 7 controlled substance which is stolen from a pharmacy. For the purposes 8 of this section: 9 1. "Larceny" has the same meaning as defined in section 155.05 of this 10 part. 11 2. "Pharmacy" means any place in which drugs, prescriptions or poisons 12 are possessed for the purpose of compounding, preserving, dispensing or 13 retailing, or in which drugs, prescriptions or poisons are compounded, 14 preserved, dispensed or retailed, or in which such drugs, prescriptions 15 or poisons are by advertising or otherwise offered for sale at retail. 16 3. "Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance" means any 17 substance listed in schedules II, III, IV, and V of section thirty-three 18 hundred six of the public health law. 19 Larceny of a controlled substance is a class A-II felony. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 21 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10486-01-5
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