---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the licensing of drivers where there is evidence of the loss of consciousness by such person"
description: "Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to require the submission of physicians', physicians' assistants or nurse practitioners' statements on a scheduled basis under certain circumstances; relates to the licensing of drivers where there is evidence of the loss of consciousness by such person; defines \"loss of consciousness\"; makes related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 5225"
citation: "New York S 5225 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GOUNARDES"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-17"
last_action: "2019-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0237f70-8e40-4860-9a74-fa3a5344affa"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S5225"
source_hash: "e4b94a9b62f1eaa55927de0287c08cae6ff19b1116d44f0702dd7c902d8a7477"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 5225 (2019-2020) — Relates to the licensing of drivers where there is evidence of the loss of consciousness by such person

Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to require the submission of physicians', physicians' assistants or nurse practitioners' statements on a scheduled basis under certain circumstances; relates to the licensing of drivers where there is evidence of the loss of consciousness by such person; defines "loss of consciousness"; makes related provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S5225** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5225&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S5225A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S5225A)

## Votes

- Rules Vote - Version: A — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **138–8** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GOUNARDES — primary (person)
- LIU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-17** REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-10** PRINT NUMBER 5225A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-17** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1431
- **2019-06-17** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-17** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-17** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR A4751A
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.260
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.740 `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-23** APPROVAL MEMO.85

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0237f70-8e40-4860-9a74-fa3a5344affa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).