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Legislation Pending in New York State
regarding alcohol, tobacco or other drugs

Driver Related Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Bill No. Senate:    Bill No. Assembly:A00125
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Weisenberg
Bill Description
Provides for the suspension of drivers` licenses of persons who fail to pay fines for unlawful possession of an alcoholic beverage.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Economic Development Committee
Bill No. Senate:    Bill No. Assembly:A00210
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Gantt
Bill Description
Provides for the permanent disqualification of school bus drivers who fail a random alcohol or drug test in certain cases, under the code of federal regulations, where they have previously failed such test or met comparable criteria.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Codes Committee
Bill No. Senate: S00028 
Senate Sponsor(s):
DeFrancisco
Bill Description
Increases criminal penalties for driving while ability impaired and driving while intoxicated or driving impaired by drugs and when driving with a minor as passenger.
Bill Status
Referred to the Transportation Committee
Bill No. Senate: S00045 
Senate Sponsor(s):
Maziarz
Bill Description
Expands application of additional penalties for repeat driving while intoxicated offenses to vehicular drug related offenses.
Bill Status
Passed Senate - Delivered to Assembly Transportation Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S00379  Bill No. Assembly:A02709
Senate Sponsor(s):
Young Assembly Sponsor(s):Giglio
Bill Description
Establishes mandatory weekend imprisonment for conviction of driving while intoxicated or under influence of drugs.
Bill Status
Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee. Referred to the Assembly Transportation Committee
Bill No. Senate: S00391 
Senate Sponsor(s):
Young
Bill Description
Expands the definition of "drug", for the purposes of the vehicle and traffic law, to include inhalants and glues.
Bill Status
Passed Senate - Delivered to Assembly Transportation Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S00506 
Senate Sponsor(s):
Maziarz
Bill Description
Relates to the installation of an ignition interlock device for subsequent convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Bill Status
Passed Senate. Delivered to Assembly Transportation Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S00770  Bill No. Assembly:A02106
Senate Sponsor(s):
Diaz, R Assembly Sponsor(s):Diaz, R
Bill Description
Requires any person convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to complete a drinking driver program as a condition of their sentence.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Transportation Committee. Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S01149 
Senate Sponsor(s):
Golden
Bill Description
Authorizes suspension or revocation of driving privileges in this state upon conviction of procuring alcoholic beverages for a person under the age of twenty-one.
Bill Status
Passed Senate - Delivered to Assembly Transportation Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S04241  Bill No. Assembly:A08053
Senate Sponsor(s):
Little Assembly Sponsor(s):Gantt
Bill Description
Relates to chemical testing of vessel operators involved in incidents resulting in physical injury or death.
Bill Status
Passed Senate. Referred to the Assembly Transportation Committee.

Other

Bill No. Senate:    Bill No. Assembly:A01048
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Wright
Bill Description
Prohibits the erection or maintenance of billboards advertising alcoholic beverages within 1000 feet of schools or playgrounds
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Economic Development Committee
Bill No. Senate:    Bill No. Assembly:A01393
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Englebright
Bill Description
Makes it unlawful for a person under the age of 18 to possess tobacco products; provides for a fine not exceeding $50 and/or completion of a tobacco awareness program.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Health Committee
Bill No. Senate:    Bill No. Assembly:A00122
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Weisenberg
Bill Description
Requires the education department to establish guidelines for drug testing of student athletes by public and non-public school authorities wishing to conduct such testing; specifies that student and parent or guardian must consent to testing; makes numerous related provisions.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Education Committee
Bill No. Senate:    Bill No. Assembly:A03056
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Townsend
Bill Description
Enacts methamphetamine clandestine laboratory prevention act to criminalize unlawful clandestine laboratory operation and the possession of certain precursor materials; requires rules and regulations relating to restricting the sale of certain medications and chemicals and establishing protocols for dealing with children found in residences where illegal laboratories are being operated; requires cleanup of certain hazardous substances.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Codes Committee
Bill No. Senate: S00176 
Senate Sponsor(s):
Alesi
Bill Description
Raises the minimum age for the sale of tobacco and tobacco products from 18 years of age to 19 years of age to 20 years of age to 21 years of age over time; eliminates expiration.
Bill Status
Referred to Health Committee
Bill No. Senate: S00754  Bill No. Assembly:A01185
Senate Sponsor(s):
Trunzo Assembly Sponsor(s):Eddington
Bill Description
Relates to the sale of tobacco products to children under the age of eighteen; makes technical amendment in penal law to provide for new section dealing with the sale of tobacco products to children making it a separate and distinct offense that is a class B misdemeanor.
Bill Status
Passed Senate - Delivered to the Assembly Codes Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S01374 
Senate Sponsor(s):
 
Bill Description
Prohibits the vending machine sale of tobacco products within 350 feet of a school.
Bill Status
Advanced to third reading.
Bill No. Senate: S03487  Bill No. Assembly:A00368
Senate Sponsor(s):
Oppenheimer Assembly Sponsor(s):Greene
Bill Description
Makes ephedrine or any preparation (including botanical products of the genus ephedra which contain ephedrine) thereof a Schedule IV controlled substance requiring their sale by prescription through a pharmacist and excludes any FDA approved drug from the definition of imitation controlled substances; permits the sale of certain ephedrine drug products that meet stated criteria.
Bill Status
Referred to the Senate Health Committee. Referred to the Assembly Health Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S04515  Bill No. Assembly:A02537
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Galef
Bill Description
Increases the purchasing age for tobacco and tobacco products from 18 years of age to 19 years of age.
Bill Status
Referred to the Senate Health Committee. Referred to the Assembly Health Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S04517  Bill No. Assembly:A07368
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Paulin
Bill Description
Prohibits the sale of flavored cigarettes.
Bill Status
Senate - Advanced to third reading. Assembly - Advanced to third reading.

Providing or Selling Alcohol to Minors

Bill No. Senate:    Bill No. Assembly:A00506
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Weisenberg
Bill Description
Creates the crime of unlawfully providing a child with a large quantity of alcoholic beverages.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Codes Committee
Bill No. Senate:    Bill No. Assembly:A01694
Senate Sponsor(s):
  Assembly Sponsor(s):Tonko
Bill Description
Creates the crime of unlawfully giving or selling alcoholic beverages to a minor.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Codes Committee
Bill No. Senate: S00380 
Senate Sponsor(s):
Young
Bill Description
Authorizes sellers of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products to confiscate false written evidence of age used for underage attempted purchases.
Bill Status
Referred to the Assembly Investigations and Government Operations Committee
Bill No. Senate: S02146  Bill No. Assembly:A00506
Senate Sponsor(s):
Libous Assembly Sponsor(s):Weisenberg
Bill Description
Creates the crime of unlawfully providing a child with a large quantity of alcoholic beverages.
Bill Status
Passed Senate - Delivered to the Assembly Codes Committee.

Use or Purchase of Alcohol by Minors

Bill No. Senate: S00390  Bill No. Assembly:A00459
Senate Sponsor(s):
Young Assembly Sponsor(s):Weisenberg
Bill Description
Requires that the first $70 of any fine imposed for the use of fraudulent identification to purchase an alcoholic beverage by a person under 21 years of age or acceptance of unacceptable identification for the purchase of an alcoholic beverage by a person under 21 years of age to an alcohol awareness program when such person is also sentenced to complete such a program.
Bill Status
Senate - Advanced to third reading. Referred to the Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee.
Bill No. Senate: S01159 
Senate Sponsor(s):
Kruger
Bill Description
Increase penalties for the use of a fake ID and requires a pin from the DMV to obtain a duplicate or amended license via the internet.
Bill Status
Referred to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee

 


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