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NY S05889

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Lanza

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates a new crime of "larceny of a controlled substance" under Penal Law section 220.80

  • Applies when someone steals more than 25 dosage units of a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance from a pharmacy

  • Classifies this offense as a class A-II felony, which carries a potential sentence of 3 to 10 years to life imprisonment

  • Defines "pharmacy" as any place where drugs or prescriptions are compounded, preserved, dispensed, or sold at retail

  • Takes effect on the first of November following enactment

Legislative Description

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.

Last Action

REFERRED TO CODES

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Codes3/3/2025

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