Assembly Bill A637

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to drugged driving

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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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2019-A637 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3470
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§114-a & 1193, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7481
2017-2018: A5093
2021-2022: A1346
2023-2024: A349

2019-A637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to driving while ability is impaired by drugs.

2019-A637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    637
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  drugged
   driving
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 114-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as  added  by
 chapter 163 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
   § 114-a. Drug.  The  term "drug" when used in this chapter, means [and
 includes any substance listed in section thirty-three hundred six of the
 public health law] ANY DRUG OR IMPAIRING SUBSTANCE.
   § 2. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 1193 of the vehicle and
 traffic law is amended by  adding  a  new  subparagraph  8  to  read  as
 follows:
   (8)   SUSPENSION  PENDING  PROSECUTION;  DRUG  IMPAIRMENT.  EXCEPT  AS
 PROVIDED IN CLAUSE A-1 OF SUBPARAGRAPH SEVEN OF THIS PARAGRAPH, A  COURT
 SHALL  SUSPEND  A  DRIVER'S  LICENSE, PENDING PROSECUTION, OF ANY PERSON
 CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OR FOUR-A OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE  WHO,  AT  THE  TIME  OF  ARREST,  IS
 ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN ABILITY IMPAIRED BY DRUGS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04071-01-9

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