Bill Text: NY A00189 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-07 - REFERRED TO RULES [A00189 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A00189-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         189--B

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 4, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Health -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accord-
          ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the
          Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
          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  directing  the commissioner of the division of criminal justice
          services to study the effectiveness and accuracy of  devices  used  to
          estimate blood alcohol content by law enforcement agencies

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

     1    Section 1. The  commissioner  of  the  division  of  criminal  justice
     2  services is authorized and directed to study the effectiveness and accu-
     3  racy  of  devices used to estimate blood alcohol content by law enforce-
     4  ment agencies. Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
     5    (a) which devices are used by law enforcement agencies;
     6    (b) the accuracy of devices used by law enforcement agencies;
     7    (c) the margin of error for devices which are used by law  enforcement
     8  agencies;
     9    (d) the likelihood of an inaccurate reading; and
    10    (e)  any  other  related  information  that such commissioner may deem
    11  necessary or relevant in carrying out this study.
    12    § 2. The commissioner of the division  of  criminal  justice  services
    13  shall  make  a report to the governor and the legislature of their find-
    14  ings, conclusions and recommendations no later than one year  after  the
    15  effective date of this act and shall submit with this report such legis-
    16  lative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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