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Assembly Bill A189

2023-2024 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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2023-A189 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Health, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8762
2021-2022: A2613
2025-2026: A2529

2023-A189 - 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.

2023-A189 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    189
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  directing the commissioner of health 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 health is authorized  and  directed  to
 study  the  effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood
 alcohol content by law enforcement 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  the  commissioner  may  deem
 necessary or relevant in carrying out this study.
   §  2.  The  commissioner of health shall make a report to the governor
 and the legislature of his or her findings, conclusions and  recommenda-
 tions  no  later  than one year after the effective date of this act and
 shall submit with this report such legislative  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.
                                                            LBD01663-01-3

2023-A189A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Health, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8762
2021-2022: A2613
2025-2026: A2529

2023-A189A - 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.

2023-A189A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  189--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accord-
   ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT directing the commissioner of criminal justice services to study
   the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood alco-
   hol 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 criminal justice services is authorized
 and  directed to study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to
 estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement 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 criminal justice services shall make a report
 to  the  governor and the legislature of their findings, conclusions and
 recommendations no later than one year after the effective date of  this
 act  and  shall submit with this report such legislative 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.
                                                            LBD01663-02-4

2023-A189B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Health, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8762
2021-2022: A2613
2025-2026: A2529

2023-A189B (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.

2023-A189B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  189--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accord-
   ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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.
                                                            LBD01663-04-4

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