A10386 • 2025

Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when participating in a treatment court program

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Chris Burdick
Last action: 2026-05-28
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when participating in a treatment court program

Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when participating in a treatment court program Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when an individual takes a certain plea involving participation in certain treatment court programs or the court allowed the individual to withdraw their previously entered plea of guilty, and plead guilty to a lesser charge or the department revoked or suspended the individual's driver's license upon a plea of guilty and at least six months have elapsed since such initial plea.

What This Bill Does

Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when participating in a treatment court program Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when an individual takes a certain plea involving participation in certain treatment court programs or the court allowed the individual to withdraw their previously entered plea of guilty, and plead guilty to a lesser charge or the department revoked or suspended the individual's driver's license upon a plea of guilty and at least six months have elapsed since such initial plea.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-05-28 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
2026-05-20 Assembly
REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
2026-04-21 Assembly
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION
2026-04-21 Assembly
PRINT NUMBER 10386A
2026-03-03 Assembly
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when participating in a treatment court program
Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when an individual takes a certain plea involving participation in certain treatment court programs or the court allowed the individual to withdraw their previously entered plea of guilty, and plead guilty to a lesser charge or the department revoked or suspended the individual's driver's license upon a plea of guilty and at least six months have elapsed since such initial plea.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          10386

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                      March 3, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Transportation

        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to limiting the
          suspension of an individual's driver's license when participating in a
          treatment court program

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 1193 of the vehi-
     2  cle and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 8 to read as
     3  follows:
     4    (8)  TREATMENT  COURT PROGRAM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, OR REGU-
     5  LATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE SUSPENSION OF  A  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  BY  THE
     6  DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT RESULT FROM A DEFENDANT TAKING A PLEA, WHERE:
     7    A.  THE  DEFENDANT  WAS  A PARTICIPANT IN A DESIGNATED TREATMENT COURT
     8  PROGRAM RECOGNIZED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE  CHIEF  ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE
     9  COURTS OR THEIR DESIGNEE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 170.15, 180.20, 230.11, OR
    10  230.21 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW;
    11    B.  THE DEFENDANT PLEADED GUILTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONDITIONAL PLEA
    12  AGREEMENT BEFORE SUCH A TREATMENT COURT;
    13    C. AS REQUIRED UNDER SUCH A CONDITIONAL PLEA AGREEMENT, THE  DEFENDANT
    14  SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETED  A TREATMENT PROGRAM AND COMPLIED WITH ANY OTHER
    15  REQUIREMENTS OR CONDITIONS;
    16    D. THE COURT  ALLOWED  THE  DEFENDANT  TO  WITHDRAW  THEIR  PREVIOUSLY
    17  ENTERED  PLEA  OF  GUILTY,  AND  THE  DEFENDANT PLEADED GUILTY TO LESSER
    18  CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH A CONDITIONAL PLEA AGREEMENT; AND
    19    E. THE  DEPARTMENT  REVOKED  OR  SUSPENDED  THE  DEFENDANT'S  DRIVER'S
    20  LICENSE  UPON THE DEFENDANT INITIALLY HAVING PLEADED GUILTY AND AT LEAST
    21  SIX MONTHS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE SUCH INITIAL PLEA.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11728-02-5