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Assembly Bill A2529

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of criminal justice services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies

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2025-A2529 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3630
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Executive
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8762
2021-2022: A2613
2023-2024: A189, S8326

2025-A2529 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies.

2025-A2529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2529
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  directing  the commissioner of the division of criminal justice
   services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of  devices  used  to
   estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The  commissioner  of  the  division  of  criminal  justice
 services is authorized and directed to study the effectiveness and accu-
 racy  of  devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforce-
 ment agencies. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) which devices are used by law enforcement agencies;
   (b) the accuracy of devices used by law enforcement agencies;
   (c) the margin of error for devices which are used by law  enforcement
 agencies;
   (d) the likelihood of an inaccurate reading; and
   (e)  any  other  related  information  that such commissioner may deem
 necessary or relevant in carrying out this study.
   § 2. The commissioner of the division  of  criminal  justice  services
 shall  make  a report to the governor and the legislature of their find-
 ings, conclusions and recommendations no later than one year  after  the
 effective date of this act and shall submit with this report such legis-
 lative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04266-01-5

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