Assembly Bill A5620

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring any person operating an aircraft to submit to a breathalyzer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5620 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S633
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §241-a, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7817
2019-2020: A3750, S629

2017-A5620 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring any person operating an aircraft to submit to a breathalyzer exam prior to operating such aircraft.

2017-A5620 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5620
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  requiring  any
   person operating an aircraft to submit to a breathalyzer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 241-a to read as follows:
   § 241-A. BREATHALYZER REQUIREMENT. ANY  PERSON  ENGAGING  WITHIN  THIS
 STATE IN OPERATING AIRCRAFT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO A BREATHALYZ-
 ER  EXAM  PRIOR TO OPERATING SUCH AIRCRAFT. SUCH BREATHALYZER EXAM SHALL
 OCCUR PRIOR TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL BOARDING  THE  AIRCRAFT.  ANY  INDIVIDUAL
 THAT PROVIDES A BREATH SAMPLE OF .08 OF ONE PER CENTUM OR MORE BY WEIGHT
 OF  ALCOHOL IN THE PERSON'S BLOOD SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO OPERATE SUCH
 AIRCRAFT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05510-01-7

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