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Assembly Bill A8582A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting "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

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2017-A8582 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6832
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1192, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1490, S1710
2021-2022: A6101, S4733
2023-2024: A8224, S6889
2025-2026: A1814, S258

2017-A8582 - 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.

2017-A8582 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8582
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred 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.  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  SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A PRIOR CONVICTION OF A VIOLATION
 OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING PENALTIES
 IMPOSED UNDER 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 PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-A OF  THE  NAVIGATION
 LAW SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE  A PRIOR CONVICTION OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING PENALTIES IMPOSED
 UNDER THIS SECTION OR FOR PURPOSES OF ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REQUIRED
 TO BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take effect on the first of November after it
 shall have become a law.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13291-01-7

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2017-A8582A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6832
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1192, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1490, S1710
2021-2022: A6101, S4733
2023-2024: A8224, S6889
2025-2026: A1814, S258

2017-A8582A (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.

2017-A8582A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8582--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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. 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  SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A PRIOR CONVICTION OF A VIOLATION
 OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING PENALTIES
 IMPOSED UNDER 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 PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-A OF  THE  NAVIGATION
 LAW SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE  A PRIOR CONVICTION OF A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING PENALTIES IMPOSED
 UNDER THIS SECTION OR FOR PURPOSES OF ANY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REQUIRED
 TO BE TAKEN PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  NINE-
 TY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  3.  This  act  shall  take effect on the first of November after it
 shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13291-03-7

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