Assembly Actions -
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Mar 01, 2016 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 09, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 08, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 02, 2016 |
1st report cal.129 |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to transportation returned to senate died in assembly |
May 12, 2015 |
referred to transportation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 12, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 11, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 10, 2015 |
1st report cal.219 |
Jan 30, 2015 |
referred to transportation |
Senate Bill S2976
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S2976 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1320
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง1192-b, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S7435
2011-2012: S164, A6988
2013-2014: S1055, A1624
2017-2018: S373, A535
2019-2020: S453, A3650
2021-2022: S3201
2023-2024: S777
2015-S2976 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2976 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to acting as a supervising driver while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs PURPOSE: Provides that any individual acting as a supervising driver while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - This act shall be cited as "Abbigail's Law" Section 2 - Allows for a supervising driver to be charged under 1192-B as if he or she were operating the motor vehicle. This will result in a class A misdemeanor charge. It also creates the crime of aggravated supervising driver that applies to any supervising driver who would be in violation of section 1192 if he or she were operating the vehicle. This will result in a class E felony charge. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S2976 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2976 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 acting as a supervising driver while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Abbagail's Law". S 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1192-b to read as follows: S 1192-B. SUPERVISING A DRIVER WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUGS. 1. NO PERSON SHALL ACT AS A SUPERVISING DRIVER PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ONE OR FIVE HUNDRED ONE-B OF THIS CHAPTER IF SUCH PERSON WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR OR FOUR-A OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE IF HE OR SHE WERE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. SUPERVISING A DRIVER WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUGS SHALL BE A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. 2. AGGRAVATED SUPERVISING A DRIVER WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCO- HOL AND/OR DRUGS. NO PERSON SHALL ACT AS A SUPERVISING DRIVER PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ONE OR FIVE HUNDRED ONE-B OF THIS CHAPTER IF SUCH PERSON WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE IF HE OR SHE WERE OPERATING THE VEHI- CLE. AGGRAVATED SUPERVISING A DRIVER WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUGS SHALL BE A CLASS E FELONY. S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01225-01-5
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