New York A 3981: Relates to the creation of a pre-specialized high schools admissions test and preparation program

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A03981 Summary:

BILL NOA03981C

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SAME ASSAME AS S06485-C

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SPONSORMagnarelli

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COSPNSRStern, Woerner, Buttenschon, Burdick, Stirpe, McMahon, Jacobson, Dinowitz, Shimsky, De Los Santos,
 Simon, Levenberg, Berger, Pheffer Amato, Conrad, McDonough, Fall, Lunsford, Davila, Tapia, Griffin,
 McDonald, Yeger, Colton, Steck, Kassay, Seawright, Schiavoni, Anderson, Lupardo, Kay, Bronson,
 Clark, Forrest, Otis, Wieder, Carroll P, Barrett, Eachus, Paulin, Lasher, Lavine, Torres, Carroll
 R, Alvarez, Raga, Rozic, Santabarbara, Taylor, Sayegh, Weprin, Cunningham, Zaccaro, Williams,
 Simone, Jackson, Septimo, Burke, Eichenstein, Hevesi, Cashman, O'Pharrow, Braunstein, Lee,
 Rajkumar, Kelles, Cook

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1194, 1193 & 1192, ren §119-b to be §119-c, add §§119-b & 120-a, V & T L

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Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs; defines impairment and intoxication; updates procedures for field testing of drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs to include the use of oral/bodily fluid tests; provides that refusal to submit to such field tests is specified to be a traffic infraction; makes related provisions.

Go to top A03981 Actions:

BILL NOA03981C

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01/30/2025referred to transportation

03/28/2025amend (t) and recommit to transportation

03/28/2025print number 3981a

06/06/2025amend and recommit to transportation

06/06/2025print number 3981b

06/10/2025amend and recommit to transportation

06/10/2025print number 3981c

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03981 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3981--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, STERN, WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, BURDICK,
 STIRPE, McMAHON, JACOBSON, DINOWITZ, SHIMSKY, DE LOS SANTOS, SIMON,
 LEVENBERG, BERGER, PHEFFER AMATO, CONRAD, McDONOUGH, FALL, LUNSFORD,
 DAVILA, JONES, TAPIA, GRIFFIN, McDONALD, YEGER, COLTON, STECK, KASSAY,
 SEAWRIGHT, SCHIAVONI, O'PHARROW, ANDERSON, LUPARDO, KAY, BRONSON,
 CLARK, FORREST, OTIS, WIEDER, P. CARROLL, BARRETT, EACHUS, PAULIN,
 LASHER, LAVINE, TORRES, R. CARROLL, ALVAREZ, RAGA, ROZIC, SANTABAR-
 BARA, TAYLOR, SAYEGH, WEPRIN, CUNNINGHAM, ZACCARO, WILLIAMS, SIMONE,
 JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
 tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to
 said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to procedures
 relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs; and providing for
 the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 119-b of the vehicle and traffic law is renumbered
 2 119-c and a new section 119-b is added to read as follows:
 3 § 119-b. Impaired. Impairment is reached when a driver has voluntarily
 4 consumed or ingested alcohol or a drug as defined in section one hundred
 5 fourteen-a of this article to the extent that the driver has impaired,
 6 to any extent, the physical and mental abilities which a driver is
 7 expected to possess in order to operate a vehicle as a reasonable and
 8 prudent driver.
 9 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 10 120-a to read as follows:
 11 § 120-a. Intoxication. Intoxication is a greater degree of impairment
 12 which is reached when a driver has voluntarily consumed or ingested

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00438-15-5

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 1 alcohol or a substance or combination of substances to the extent that
 2 the driver is incapable, to a substantial extent, of employing the phys-
 3 ical and mental abilities which a driver is expected to possess in order
 4 to op