The Suffolk County Legislature passed a proposal stating that adults who allow other people's children to drink alcohol in their homes would face fines and possible jail time under "social host". There is a law on the books in Nassau County. The proposal is aimed to prevent adults from serving alcohol to underage people. The county wants the law to be in effect before the holidays, since most drinking goes on around New Year's.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has not decided if he wants to sign the legislation into law. Communities across the country have adopted such statutes. The Suffolk County legistaure is supported by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and The Long Island Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence. Presiding Officer William Lindsay and Thomas Barraga voted against the legislation. They said they are concerned that the government is sticking its nose into citizens' private lives. Some are concerned that this miht lead underage drinkers to drink somewhere else like somewhere public. They feel that if they are unsupervised it is more likely they will drink and drive.
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