New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 53: 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

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Plain-language summary

S 53 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: John Liu (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: John Liu (Democratic). 12 co-sponsors.