New York K 544: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 28, 2025, as First Responders Day in the State of New York

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K00544 Summary:

BILL NOK00544 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORButtenschon

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MLTSPNSRAngelino, Brabenec, Brown E, Brown K, Conrad, Durso, Eachus, Epstein, Gonzalez-Rojas, Griffin,
 Jones, Kay, Lunsford, Lupardo, Maher, Manktelow, McDonald, McMahon, Novakhov, Pheffer Amato,
 Rosenthal, Rozic, Santabarbara, Sayegh, Schiavoni, Shimsky, Simon, Simpson, Stern

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BILL NOK00544 

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05/19/2025referred to calendar

05/20/2025adopted

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Assembly Resolution No. 544

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

 MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
 October 28, 2025, as First Responders Day in the
 State of New York

 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
applaud outstanding individuals within our communities whose actions and
accomplishments contribute to the health, safety and well-being of the
communities of the State of New York and to the quality of life of its
people; and

 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim October 28, 2025, as First
Responders Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the
observance of National First Responders Day; and

 WHEREAS, First Responders are a unique part of New York State's
history; and

 WHEREAS, First Responders typically include law enforcement
officers, including state troopers, deputies, all federal law
enforcement-based agents, and school resource officers, as well as
paramedics, emergency medical technicians, firefighters, rescuers,
military personnel, sanitation workers, public works; and

 WHEREAS, The methods used by today's First Responders date back to
the American Civil War when Army doctors mobilized new methods of first
aid, helping shape our understanding of first aid and military medicine
today; and

 WHEREAS, The first civilian ambulance service in New York was
organized in 1869 by Bellevue Hospital, the oldest operating hospital in
the United States; and

 WHEREAS, National First Responders Day recognizes the heroic men and
women who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster
strikes; and

 WHEREAS, On September 11, 2001, First Responders were critical in
the hours following the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in
New York City, where 60 police officers and 343 firefighters and
paramedics died; and

 WHEREAS, On January 30, 2009, First Responder Mark David from Cape
Vincent, New York, was killed in the line of duty, becoming the
inspiration behind Mark's Law, elevating penalties for the murder of
First Responders in New York State; and

 WHEREAS, During Hurricane Irene in 2011, and Superstorm Sandy in
2012, First Responders were at work helping others before helping
themselves, providing care to the thousands of fellow citizens affected
by the storms, while their own homes were destroyed and their families
were in need of assistance; and

 WHEREAS, In 2015, there were nearly 1.2 million people employed as
First Responders; many of them were veterans, including 10% of emergency
medical technicians (EMTs), 19% of firefighters and 25% of police
officers; and

 WHEREAS, In September of 2017, the State of New York approved a bill
honoring First Responders who saved many lives and who put their own
lives in danger; and

 WHEREAS, On June 7, 2019, the United States Senate unanimously
passed a bill designating October 28th as the Nation's First Responders
Day; and

 WHEREAS, A tragedy of any kind, whether a natural disaster or
sense-less catastrophe, never leaves the heart of the community; and

 WHEREAS, A First Responder is a person whose job entails being the
first one on the scene of an emergency; and

 WHEREAS, First Responders, in many cases, are volunteers and play an
integral role in making a difference in appalling circumstances; and

 WHEREAS, First Responders are there whenever people are at risk,
spending countless hours, and sacrificing personal and professional time
to promote the safety of their neighbors; these extraordinary
individuals conti