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S 2144: Enacts Abbagail's law prohibiting supervising drivers from acting under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and subjects them to criminal charges.
What S 2144 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to amend the vehicle and traffic law to prohibit individuals from acting as supervising drivers while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. This includes supervising drivers who would be in violation of specific traffic laws if they were operating the vehicle. Two levels of penalties are proposed: - A class A misdemeanor for supervising a driver under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. - A class E felony for aggravated supervising a driver under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. The bill takes effect 90 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 2144
- What is the current status of S 2144?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 2144 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 S 2144 pass?
- Not yet. S 2144 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 2144, and where is it now?
- S 2144 was authored by Sen. Robert Ortt with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Transportation.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 15, 2025 · 341 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2144 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to acting as a supervising driver while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Abbagail's 2 Law". 3 § 2. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 4 1192-b to read as follows: 5 § 1192-b. Supervising a driver while under the influence of alcohol 6 and/or drugs. 1. No person shall act as a supervising driver pursuant to 7 section five hundred one or five hundred one-b of this chapter if such 8 person would be in violation of subdivision one, two, three, four or 9 four-a of section eleven hundred ninety-two of this article if such 10 person were operating the vehicle. 11 Supervising a driver while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs 12 shall be a class A misdemeanor. 13 2. Aggravated supervising a driver while under the influence of alco- 14 hol and/or drugs. No person shall act as a supervising driver pursuant 15 to section five hundred one or five hundred one-b of this chapter if 16 such person would be in violation of subdivision two-a of section eleven 17 hundred ninety-two of this article if such person were operating the 18 vehicle. 19 Aggravated supervising a driver while under the influence of alcohol 20 and/or drugs shall be a class E felony. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 22 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04353-01-5
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