S 5457 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs

Summary

Alters the definition of "drug" in the vehicle and traffic law to include any substance or combination of substances that impair, to any extent, physical or mental abilities; defines impairment and intoxication; provides that refusal to submit to a breath test and/or oral/bodily fluid test shall be a traffic infraction; makes related provisions.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025

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S5457 → S5457A · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill number was updated to S5457A to reflect committee action and amendments. The list of sponsoring senators was modified to add Griffo and Liu while removing Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Fernandez, and Helming. The bill text itself shows no substantive policy changes to the vehicle and traffic law regarding drug-impaired driving procedures.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from S5457 to S5457A to indicate it has been amended and reprinted after committee review.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of sponsoring senators was updated, adding Griffo and Liu while removing Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Fernandez, and Helming.

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 5457A

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

upper

1 primary · 21 co-sponsors