Senate Bill S258

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Enacts"Bryan Johnson's law"

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2025-S258 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1814
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1192, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6832, A8582
2019-2020: S1710, A1490
2021-2022: S4733, A6101
2023-2024: S6889, A8224

2025-S258 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Bryan Johnson's law"; includes prior convictions of operation of a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs as prior convictions of driving while intoxicated.

2025-S258 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S258 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    258
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MARTINEZ, ADDABBO, BORRELLO, HARCKHAM, PALUMBO --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to including
   prior convictions of operation of a vessel while under  the  influence
   of alcohol or drugs as prior convictions of driving while intoxicated
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Bryan Johnson's Law".
   §  2. Section 1192 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 8-b to read as follows:
   8-B. EFFECT OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS OF OPERATION OF A VESSEL WHILE  UNDER
 THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. A PRIOR CONVICTION FOR OPERATION OF A
 VESSEL  WHILE  UNDER  THE  INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS UNDER PARAGRAPH
 (B), (C), (D) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-A  OF  THE
 NAVIGATION LAW WITHIN THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE
 COURT  FOR  PURPOSES OF DETERMINING PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR A VIOLATION OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO, TWO-A, THREE, FOUR OR FOUR-A OF  THIS  SECTION  OR  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF  ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE OF THIS  ARTICLE.
 A  PRIOR  CONVICTION FOR OPERATION OF A VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
 OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS UNDER PARAGRAPH (A), (B), (C), (D) OR (E) OF  SUBDI-
 VISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  FORTY-NINE-A  OF THE NAVIGATION LAW WITHIN THE
 PRECEDING FIVE YEARS SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 DETERMINING PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION  OR  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REQUIRED TO BE
 TAKEN PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-THREE
 OF THIS ARTICLE.  A PRIOR CONVICTION FOR OPERATION  OF  A  VESSEL  WHILE
 UNDER  THE  INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS UNDER PARAGRAPH (A), (B), (C),
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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