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A 6638: Relates to driving while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue; makes aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue a misdemeanor.
What A 6638 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to address the issue of driving while impaired by fatigue. A person will be considered impaired if their ability or alertness is so impaired, or likely to become impaired, through fatigue that it makes it unsafe to operate a vehicle. This offense is prohibited and will be considered a misdemeanor if it results in serious physical injury or the death of another person. The law will take effect on November 1st of the next year after it is enacted.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6638
- What is the current status of A 6638?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 6638 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to transportation".
- Did A 6638 pass?
- Not yet. A 6638 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6638, and where is it now?
- A 6638 was authored by Asm. Stacey Pheffer Amato. Its committee of record is Assembly Transportation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Mar. 06, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 6, 2025 · 386 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6638 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to driving while ability impaired by fatigue and aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 1212-a to read as follows: 3 § 1212-a. Driving while ability impaired by fatigue; aggravated driv- 4 ing while ability impaired by fatigue. (a) Driving while ability 5 impaired by fatigue. A person commits the offense of driving while abil- 6 ity impaired by fatigue when such person drives, operates or uses any 7 motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other vehicle propelled by any power 8 other than muscular power or any appliance or accessory thereof while 9 such person's ability or alertness is so impaired, or so likely to 10 become impaired, through fatigue as to make it unsafe for such person to 11 begin or continue to operate said motor vehicle, motorcycle or any other 12 vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power or any appli- 13 ance or accessory thereof. Driving while ability impaired by fatigue is 14 prohibited. 15 (b) Aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue. A person 16 commits the offense of aggravated driving while ability impaired by 17 fatigue when such person commits the offense of driving while ability 18 impaired by fatigue as defined in subdivision (a) of this section and 19 such person thereby causes: (i) serious physical injury as defined in 20 subdivision ten of section 10.00 of the penal law; or (ii) the death of 21 any person. Aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue is 22 prohibited. Aggravated driving while ability impaired by fatigue is a 23 misdemeanor. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 25 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10476-01-5
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