New York S 9757: Relates to state use of disaster emergency response personnel and non-state resource providers

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S09757 Summary:

BILL NOS09757 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10540

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §29-b, add §§29-k & 29-l, Exec L

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Authorizes the governor to deploy non-state resource providers to the northern emergency management assistance compact and the international emergency management assistance compact.

Go to top S09757 Actions:

BILL NOS09757 

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04/03/2026REFERRED TO RULES

04/07/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.692

04/07/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10540

&nbspA10540 AMEND= Cashman

&nbsp03/10/2026referred to governmental operations

&nbsp03/17/2026reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp03/26/2026reported 

&nbsp03/26/2026advanced to third reading cal.339

&nbsp03/30/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/30/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/30/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

&nbsp04/07/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9757

&nbsp04/07/20263RD READING CAL.962

&nbsp04/07/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/05/2026delivered to governor

&nbsp06/05/2026signed chap.123

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9757

 IN SENATE

 April 3, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorities and
 responsibilities during disaster emergencies and in relation to estab-
 lishing the international emergency management assistance compact

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 29-b of the executive law, as
 2 amended by section 7 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 1. State use of disaster emergency response personnel and non-state
 5 resource providers. a. The governor may, in [his or her] their
 6 discretion, direct the state disaster preparedness commission to conduct
 7 an emergency exercise or drill, under its direction, in which all or any
 8 of the personnel and resources of the agencies of the commission of the
 9 state may be utilized to perform the duties assigned to them in a disas-
 10 ter, for the purpose of protecting and preserving human life or property
 11 in a disaster. During a disaster or such drill or exercise, disaster
 12 emergency response personnel in the state shall operate under the direc-
 13 tion and command of the chair of such commission, and shall possess the
 14 same powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities as are applicable
 15 in a civil defense drill held at the direction of the state civil
 16 defense commission under the provisions of the New York state defense
 17 emergency act.
 18 b. The governor may deploy non-state resource providers to another
 19 compact member jurisdiction under any compact in this article. When
 20 authorized to provide assistance and deployed by the legally designated
 21 state official or officials, non-state resource providers shall be
 22 deemed agents of the state for purposes of the deployment and shall be
 23 entitled to the rights and benefits provided to state resource providers
 24 by the compact, subject to any terms and conditions of the requesting
 25 state. Non-state resource providers shall not offer assistance to, or
 26 request assistance from, another compact member jurisdiction. The divi-
 27 sion of homeland security and emergency services shall serve as the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15185-02-6

 S. 9757 2

 1 coordinator for offers and requests for assistance and facilitator of
 2 the reimbursement of non-state resource providers by the requesting
 3 state. The division of homeland security and emergency services shall
 4 not be responsible for reimbursement until the division receives payment
 5 from the requesting compact member jurisdiction.
 6 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 29-k to read
 7 as follows:
 8 § 29-k. Northern emergency management assistanc