New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York Senate Bill S00152 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/08/2025

   
  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