S 53

New York Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 7, 2026.

Lowers the blood alcohol concentration required for driving while intoxicated from .08 of one per centum to .05, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from .18 per centum to .12.

Bill ID NY-2025-2026-S-53

Session 2025-2026

Status in_committee

Committee Transportation

Senate in_committee 2026-01-07

Summary

Lowers the blood alcohol concentration required for driving while intoxicated from .08 of one per centum to .05, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from .18 per centum to .12.

Sponsor

John Liu

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2024-12-17	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-07	Status	in_committee
2026-01-07	Latest Action	In Senate Committee

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