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New York Senate Passes Voluntary Intoxication Loophole Reforms

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC · How we work

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Governor Kathy Hochul vowed to fix the voluntary intoxication gap after the 2024 Cornell case.
The New York Senate passed reforms to end the voluntary intoxication loophole, but the Assembly never voted.
Former state Senator Alessandra Biaggi introduced the 2019 legislation that became Assembly Bill A101 to close the loophole.
Scholar Deborah Tuerkheimer called the rule victim-blaming and said the Cornell case heightens reform calls.

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Governor Kathy Hochul vowed to fix the voluntary intoxication gap after the 2024 Cornell case.
The New York Senate passed reforms to end the voluntary intoxication loophole, but the Assembly never voted.
Former state Senator Alessandra Biaggi introduced the 2019 legislation that became Assembly Bill A101 to close the loophole.
Scholar Deborah Tuerkheimer called the rule victim-blaming and said the Cornell case heightens reform calls.