NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3055

Senate Bill S3055

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to revoking a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

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- 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to transportation
Jun 20, 2019	committed to rules
May 06, 2019	advanced to third reading
May 01, 2019	2nd report cal.
Apr 30, 2019	1st report cal.515
Feb 01, 2019	referred to transportation

Votes

- Apr 30, 2019 - Transportation Committee Vote
  S3055
  
  11
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Transportation Committee Vote: Apr 30, 2019
      
      aye (11)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Carlucci
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kennedy
      
      Liu
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Robach
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      nay (2)
      
      Gallivan
      
      O'Mara
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Skoufis

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2019-S3055 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9068
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Navigation Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §49-a, Nav L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9113
2017-2018: A3300
2021-2022: S951, A2614
2023-2024: S5424, A3380

2019-S3055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to revoking a person's driver's license who has been convicted of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

2019-S3055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3055

SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the navigation law, in relation to revoking a person's
driver's license following the conviction of operating a vessel while
under the influence of alcohol or drugs

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to enhance the safety of New York boaters by
strengthening the penalties associated with the conviction of operating
a boating vessel under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 49-a of the Navigation Law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion 3-a, where the court shall suspend a person's privilege to operate
a motor vehicle and may suspend a motor vehicle's registration in the
same matter as defined under subdivision two of section eleven hundred

ninety-three of the vehicle and traffic law where an operator is
convicted of a violation of paragraph a, b, d, or e of subdivision two
of this section or a violation of section forty-nine b of this part.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security cited alcohol as the leading
cause of fatal boating accidents in 2014. To ensure the safety of New
York State's boaters, further steps must be taken to curb the consump-
tion of alcohol while operating a boating vessel. According to the New
York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation an operator with
a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher is considered legally intoxicat-
ed. New York law prescribes heavy fines, imprisonment, and the suspen-
sion of boating operator privileges for violators. However, those
convicted of operating a boating vessel while under the influence of
alcohol are still permitted to operate a motor vehicle in the State of
New York. Increasing the penalty of operating a boating vessel to also
include the suspension of a violator's driver's license will further
deter individuals from engaging in this dangerous behavior.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017/18: A.3300
2016: A.9113

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2019-S3055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3055
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the navigation law, in relation to revoking  a  person's
   driver's  license following the conviction of operating a vessel while
   under the influence of alcohol or drugs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 49-a of the navigation law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE; SUSPENSION. THE COURT SHALL
 SUSPEND A PERSON'S PRIVILEGE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MAY  SUSPEND
 A  MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION IN THE SAME MANNER AS DEFINED UNDER SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND
 TRAFFIC  LAW  WHERE AN OPERATOR IS CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH
 (A), (B), (D) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION OR  A  VIOLATION
 OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-B OF THIS PART.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07891-01-9

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