2025-2026 Regular Session • New York Legislature
A03981
Legislative 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.
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Bill History
1/30/2025
referred to transportation
Assembly
3/28/2025
amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Assembly
3/28/2025
print number 3981a
Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/30/2025)
Chamber
Assembly
Committee
Transportation(Assembly)
Sponsors
Democrat: 31
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

William Magnarelli
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (31)
Steve Stern
Democrat
Carrie Woerner
Democrat
Marianne Buttenschon
Democrat
Christopher Burdick
Democrat
Albert Stirpe
Democrat
Karen McMahon
Democrat
Jonathan Jacobson
Democrat
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Democrat
Maryjane Shimsky
Democrat
Manny De Los Santos
Democrat
Jo Simon
Democrat
Dana Levenberg
Democrat
Sam Berger
Democrat
Stacey Pheffer Amato
Democrat
William Conrad
Democrat
David McDonough
Republican
Charles Fall
Democrat
Jennifer Lunsford
Democrat
Maritza Davila
Democrat
D. Billy Jones
Democrat
Yudelka Tapia
Democrat
Judy Griffin
Democrat
John McDonald
Democrat
Kalman Yeger
Democrat
William Colton
Democrat
Phillip Steck
Democrat
Rebecca Kassay
Democrat
Rebecca Seawright
Democrat
Tommy Schiavoni
Democrat
Kwani O'Pharrow
Democrat
Khaleel Anderson
Democrat