Enacts"Bryan Johnson's law"

Latest action May 12, 2026

Enacts "Bryan Johnson's law"; includes prior convictions of operation of a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs as prior convictions of driving while intoxicated.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A1814, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Committee

Transportation · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Transportation · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The purpose of this legislation is to improve highway and marine vehicle safety by mirroring the provisions of chapter 239 of 2016, to allow judges to take into account prior Boating While Intoxicated (BWI) offenses when sentencing defendants for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI).

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 12, 2026Result: passed
(60) (0) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Transportation
Senate TransportationApr 21, 2026Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 5, 2025Result: passed
(61) (0) (0) (2)
Vote: Committee vote · Transportation
Senate TransportationFeb 10, 2025Result: passed
(13) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Anthony H. Palumbo, Dean Murray and 6 more on Agora

Republican5
Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Monica Martinez says this is needed

This proposal aims to address the issue of repeat offenders of BWI and DWI laws by making technical corrections and allowing judges to consider a defendant's preceding BWIs for sentencing. As these repeat offenders pose a significant danger to society and have failed to learn from past mistakes, they are subject to increased penalties, including the revoca- tion of operator privileges, large fines, and possible incarceration. Currently, when a judge is sentencing a defendant for a BWI offense, they are permitted to consider the defendant's preceding DWI offenses. However, when a judge is sentencing a defendant for a DWI offense, they are not allowed to consider the defendant's preceding BWI offenses. This discrepancy means that a person's prior BWI convictions have no bearing on DWI sentencing determinations. It is crucial to note that those who repeatedly violate intoxicated operation laws should not receive leniency because they have re-offended in a car as opposed to a boat. By allowing judges to consider a defend- ant's preceding BWIs for sentencing, this proposal seeks to address this discrepancy and ensure that repeat offenders are held accountable for their actions.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

May 12, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 12, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Apr 27, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Apr 21, 2026
1ST Report CAL.774
1ST REPORT CAL.774
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Feb 12, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 11, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2025
1ST Report CAL.300
1ST REPORT CAL.300
NY Senate
Jan 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Assembly
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 31, 2026. About our data

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