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NY A03208
Lowers the blood alcohol concentration required for driving while intoxicated from .08 of one per centum to .05, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from .18 per centum to .12.
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Introduced
01/28/2019
01/28/2019
In Committee
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 General Assembly
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to lowering the blood alcohol concentration required for driving while intoxicated from .08 of one per centum to .05, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from .18 of one per centum to .12 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1
AI Summary
This bill amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law to lower the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) required for driving while intoxicated from 0.08% to 0.05%, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from 0.18% to 0.12%. The bill also adjusts the BAC levels for commercial motor vehicle operation, reducing the per se level I threshold from 0.06% to 0.05%, and the per se level II threshold from 0.06% to 0.05%. This change aims to enhance public safety by further restricting the legal limits for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (17)
Félix Ortiz (D)*,
William Colton (D),
Vivian Cook (D),
Marcos Crespo (D),
Catalina Cruz (D),
Anthony D'Urso (D),
Maritza Davila (D),
Inez Dickens (D),
Steven Englebright (D),
Harvey Epstein (D),
Richard Gottfried (D),
Ellen Jaffee (D),
Michael Miller (D),
Walter Mosley (D),
Victor Pichardo (D),
Jo Anne Simon (D),
Jaime Williams (D),
Last Action
referred to transportation (on 01/08/2020)
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