S 5620 - Reducing Drug Penalties for Offenders with Hypodermic Syringes - New York Key Vote
Annette Robinson voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- House Bill Passed
- June 29, 2010
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 15, 2010
- Introduced
- May 22, 2009
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Stage Details
Title: Reducing Drug Penalties for Offenders with Hypodermic Syringes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that decriminalizes the possession of a residual amount of a controlled substance in/on a hypodermic syringe or needle.
Highlights:
-Specifies that a person shall not be guilty of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument when that person has been authorized by the commissioner to have such instruments or has a written prescription (Sec. 3).
Title: Reducing Drug Penalties for Offenders with Hypodermic Syringes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that decriminalizes the possession of a residual amount of a controlled substance in/on a hypodermic syringe or needle.
Highlights:
-Specifies that a person shall not be guilty of criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument when that person has been authorized by the commissioner to have such instruments or has a written prescription (Sec. 3).
Title: Reducing Drug Penalties for Offenders with Hypodermic Syringes