BILL NO | A04929 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S03600
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SPONSOR | Meeks |
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COSPNSR | Gonzalez-Rojas, Epstein, Gallagher, Burdick, Jackson, Mamdani, Walker, Simone, Davila, Mitaynes,
Forrest |
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Amd §220.03, rpld §§220.46 & 220.25, Pen L; amd §§160.50 & 440.10, CP L; amd §850, Gen Bus L; add §3395, Pub
Health L |
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Eliminates criminal and civil penalties for possession of controlled substances; establishes the drug decriminalization task force to develop recommendations for reforming state laws, regulations and practices so that they align with the stated goal of treating substance use disorder as a disease, rather than a criminal behavior. |