Senate Bill S770

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs, impairing substances or combined use of drugs and alcohol

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • 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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2021-S770 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-c, amd §1192, V & T L; amd §3380, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6092

2021-S770 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs, impairing substances or combined use of drugs and alcohol; defines the term "inhalant".

2021-S770 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S770 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    770
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- 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 and the public  health  law,
   in relation to driving a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or
   combined use of drugs, impairing substances and alcohol
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 119-c to read as follows:
   §  119-C.  INHALANT.    ANY  SUBSTANCE SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 2. Subdivisions 4 and 4-a of section 1192 of the vehicle and traffic
 law, subdivision 4 as added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988 and subdi-
 vision 4-a as added by chapter 732 of the laws of 2006, are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   4. Driving while ability impaired by drugs OR IMPAIRING SUBSTANCES. No
 person shall operate a motor vehicle while the person's ability to oper-
 ate  such a motor vehicle is impaired by the use of a drug as defined in
 this chapter, OR BY MARIHUANA OR TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL, OR BY THE  VOLUN-
 TARY  INGESTION OF ANY OTHER CHEMICAL, INHALANT, PHARMACEUTICAL OR OTHER
 IMPAIRING SUBSTANCE OR COMBINATION OF SUBSTANCES,  DRUGS,  MARIHUANA  OR
 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL.
   4-a.  Driving  while  ability  impaired  by  the combined influence of
 [drugs or of] alcohol and any drug [or], drugs OR IMPAIRING  SUBSTANCES.
 No  person  shall  operate a motor vehicle while the person's ability to
 operate such motor vehicle is impaired  by  the  combined  influence  of
 [drugs  or  of alcohol and any drug or drugs] ALCOHOL AND A DRUG, DRUGS,
 AS DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER, MARIHUANA  OR  TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL,  OR  IN
 COMBINATION  WITH  THE  VOLUNTARY INGESTION OF ANY OTHER CHEMICAL, INHA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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