S 5729 NY
Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster and includes air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive emergency management plans
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Summary
This bill would expand the state's definition of a disaster to include hazardous air quality conditions. The legislation requires local comprehensive emergency management plans to explicitly include air quality emergency preparedness provisions. Municipalities would be required to develop action plans for air quality emergencies and maintain an annual inventory of air quality emergency resources. The bill integrates air quality emergency response into the state's overall disaster management framework.
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Official abstract
Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster; requires explicit inclusion of air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive emergency management plans with an action plan and annual inventory of air quality emergency resources.
Sponsor (1)
- Pete Harckham Democratic · primary
7 coauthors / cosponsors
- Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
- Patricia Fahy Democratic · cosponsor
- Steve Rhoads Republican · cosponsor
- Robert Rolison Republican · cosponsor
- Christopher Ryan Democratic · cosponsor
- Julia Salazar Democratic · cosponsor
- José M. Serrano Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- Feb 28, 2025 REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · upper
- May 28, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1370 · upper
- May 29, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Jun 4, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 11, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 11, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 11, 2025 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · upper
- May 18, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.1160 · upper
- May 19, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 20, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS · lower
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