New York S 343: Relates to extending the authority of the board to resolve medical bill disputes

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S00343 Summary:

BILL NOS00343 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSRFERNANDEZ, MARTINEZ, MAYER

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1193 & 1198, V & T L; amd §65.10, Pen L

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Describes the role of the ignition interlock monitor as well as requirements of people charged with violations that require the installation of an ignition interlock device to comply with court orders.

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BILL NOS00343 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 343

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. COONEY, FERNANDEZ, MARTINEZ, MAYER -- 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 and the penal law, in
 relation to the ignition interlock program

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and
 2 declares:
 3 1. In 2009, New York adopted "Leandra's Law" to require, as a condi-
 4 tion of sentence, that all individuals convicted of the crime of driving
 5 while intoxicated install an ignition interlock device (IID) for a spec-
 6 ified time in any vehicle they own or operate. Fifteen years later,
 7 despite the mandate, only three in ten offenders actually install an
 8 IID.
 9 2. In addition, although the penalty model based predominantly on
 10 license revocation persists, far too many offenders continue to drive
 11 even after losing their license privilege, and a significant number of
 12 them continue to drive under the influence of alcohol. The consensus
 13 among highway safety experts is that well over fifty percent, and as
 14 many as eighty percent, of revoked drivers continue to drive while unli-
 15 censed.
 16 3. IIDs are designed to do two things: (1) protect the public by
 17 preventing drunk driving events; and (2) alter driver behavior to reduce
 18 recidivism. Numerous studies have shown IIDs to be overwhelmingly effec-
 19 tive on both counts:
 20 (a) Public safety. Between December 1, 2006 and December 31, 2020, IID
 21 installation stopped 3.8 million drivers nationally from attempting to
 22 drive while legally intoxicated (.08+) and foiled an additional 25.4
 23 million drivers from attempting to drive after consuming enough alcohol

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00901-01-5

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 1 to trigger the IID's set point. Over the same time period in New York -
 2 even despite the poor compliance rate - IIDs prevented more than 111,000
 3 legally drunk drivers and foiled an additional 439,427 attempts by
 4 convicted drunk drivers who attempted to start a vehicle after consuming
 5 alcohol.
 6 (b) Reduced recidivism. A 2016 University of Pennsylvania study found
 7 that alcohol-related fatalities decreased by 15% in states with all-of-
 8 fender interlock laws. Similarly, a 2016 California study concluded that
 9 ignition interlock devices are seventy-four percent more effective in
 10 reducing DWI recidivism than license suspension alone during the first
 11 six months after conviction and forty-five percent more effective over
 12 the course of a year.
 13 4. Given the empirical data that favors the use of the IID as a condi-
 14 tion of sentence, either in conjunction with or instead of license revo-
 15 cation, the legislature finds that New York has fallen significantly
 16 behind other states that utilize IIDs to promote public safety and
 17 support rehabilitative efforts. Accordingly, the legislature declares
 18 that to further advance public safety, New York must adopt best prac-
 19 tices consistent with the data for model use of the ignition interlock
 20 device as a proven method for saving lives and promoting rehabilitation.
 21 § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 1193 of the vehic