New York S 5457: Authorizes the use of opioid antagonists by public accommodations for opioid overdose prevention

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S05457 Summary:

BILL NOS05457A

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SAME ASSAME AS A03981

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, FERNANDEZ, GRIFFO, HELMING, LIU, MARTINEZ,
 MARTINS, MATTERA, MAYER, MURRAY, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RAMOS, RHOADS, ROLISON, TEDISCO, WEBER, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§114-a, 1194 & 1193, ren §119-b to be §119-c, add §§119-b & 120-a, V & T L

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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.

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BILL NOS05457A

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

03/11/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

03/11/2025PRINT NUMBER 5457A

03/13/2025RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5457--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPA-
 TRICK, FERNANDEZ, GRIFFO, HELMING, LIU, MARTINEZ, MARTINS, MATTERA,
 MAYER, MURRAY, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, RAMOS, RHOADS, ROLISON, TEDISCO,
 WEBER, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, 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

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

 1 Section 1. Section 114-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
 2 chapter 92 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 114-a. Drug. The term "drug" when used in this chapter, means and
 4 includes any substance listed in section thirty-three hundred six of the
 5 public health law and cannabis and concentrated cannabis as defined in
 6 section 222.00 of the penal law and any substance or combination of
 7 substances that impair, to any extent, physical or mental abilities.
 8 § 2. Section 119-b of the vehicle and traffic law is renumbered 119-c
 9 and a new section 119-b is added to read as follows:
 10 § 119-b. Impaired. Impairment is reached when a driver has voluntarily
 11 consumed or ingested a substance or combination of substances to the
 12 extent that the driver has impaired, to any extent, the physical and
 13 mental abilities which a driver is expected to possess in order to oper-
 14 ate a vehicle as a reasonable and prudent driver.
 15 § 3. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 16 120-a to read as follows:
 17 § 120-a. Intoxication. Intoxication is a greater degree of impairment
 18 which is reached when a driver has voluntarily consumed or ingested a
 19 substance or combination of substances to the extent that the driver is
 20 incapable, to a substantial extent, of employing the physical and mental

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00438-04-5

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 1 abilities which a driver is expected to possess in order to operate a
 2 vehicle as a reasonable and prudent driver.
 3 § 4. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 1194 of the vehicle and traf-
 4 fic law, as added by chapter 47 of the laws of 1988, paragraph (a) of
 5 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of 1996, paragraphs
 6 (b) and (c) of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 489 of the laws of
 7 2017, clause (A) of subparagraph 1, subparagraphs 2 and 3 of paragraph
 8 (b), subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 as
 9 amended by chapter 27 of the laws of 2018, subparagraphs 1 and 2 of
 10 paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 732 of the laws of
 11 2006, and item (iii) of clause c of subparagraph 1 of paragraph (d) of
 12