Senate Bill S6889

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts"Bryan Johnson's law"

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-S6889 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8224
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: S6832, A8582
2019-2020: S1710, A1490
2021-2022: S4733, A6101

2023-S6889 (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.

2023-S6889 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6889 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6889
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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  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 WITHIN THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE
 COURT FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR A  VIOLATION  OF
 SUBDIVISION  TWO,  TWO-A,  THREE,  FOUR OR FOUR-A OF 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 PARAGRAPH (A), (B), (C), (D) OR (E) OF SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-A OF  THE  NAVIGATION  LAW  WITHIN  THE
 PRECEDING  FIVE  YEARS  SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT FOR PURPOSES OF
 DETERMINING PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF 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 PARAGRAPH (A),  (B),  (C),
 (D)  OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FORTY-NINE-A OF THE NAVIGATION
 LAW WITHIN THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT  FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07645-01-3

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