Matthew Hamilton in The Albany Times-Union reports that on Aug. 16 Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill requiring courts to consider prior intoxicated and impaired driving convictions when sentencing someone for intoxicated or impaired boating. "Those who repeatedly violate intoxicated operation laws should not be given leniency because they have re-offended in a boat versus a car," the bill's justification memo states. The law goes into effect Nov. 1. Read the full story in The Albany Times-Union.