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Assembly Bill A1490

2019-2020 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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2019-A1490 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1710
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1192, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8582, S6832
2021-2022: A6101, S4733
2023-2024: A8224, S6889
2025-2026: A1814, S258

2019-A1490 (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.

2019-A1490 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 1710                                                  A. 1490
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans-
   portation
 
 IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, BUCHWALD, BYRNE -- 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.  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.

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