New York A 9517: Requires operational safety plans to require employees to check in before taking action at an incident location; directs the office to make efforts to provide employees with operational safety plans

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A09517 Summary:

BILL NOA09517 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08767

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SPONSORKim

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3.16, Pks & Rec L (as proposed in S.7680-A & A.6634-A)

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Provides that an operational safety plan developed by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall require that any employee check in with the incident commander or safety officer for incident specific procedures prior to taking any action at the incident location; provides that when deployment occurs in coordination with one or more other entities, and the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation is not the lead response agency, the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that employees are provided with the incident specific operational safety plan developed by the lead agency and/or incident commander.

Go to top A09517 Actions:

BILL NOA09517 

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01/14/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

01/21/2026reported referred to rules

01/21/2026reported 

01/21/2026rules report cal.59

01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.59

01/21/2026substituted by s8767

&nbspS08767 AMEND= SERRANO

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/12/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.17

&nbsp01/20/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/20/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/20/2026referred to tourism, parks, arts and sports development

&nbsp01/21/2026substituted for a9517

&nbsp01/21/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.59

&nbsp01/21/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/21/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.48

Go to topA09517 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:TOURISM, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT Chair:Kim 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:19/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules KimAyeGrayAbsent

BarrettAyeTagueAye

WoernerAyeMorinelloAye

CarrollAyeAngelinoAye

BurkeAyeGallahanAye

FallAyeSimpsonAye

RiveraAye

ZinermanAye

GibbsAbsent

ShresthaAye

ShimskyAye

ZaccaroAye

ValdezAye

LasherAye

CashmanAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:01/21/2026AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickExcusedRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinExcusedSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09517 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA09517 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9517

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development

 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
 relation to requiring operational safety plans to require an employee
 to check in with the incident commander or safety officer prior to
 taking action at an incident location, and requiring the office of
 parks, recreation and historic preservation to make reasonable efforts
 to provide employees with incident specific operational safety plans
 under certain circumstances

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 3.16 of the parks, recre-
 2 ation and historic preservation law, as added by a chapter of the laws
 3 of 2025 amending the parks, recreation and historic preservation law
 4 relating to mandating the development and approval of operational safety
 5 plans, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7680-A and A. 6634-A,
 6 are amended to read as follows:
 7 1. The office shall develop and approve operational safety plans prior
 8 to the deployment of any employee in hazardous conditions. The plan
 9 shall include, but not be limited to, a comprehensive risk assessment
 10 identifying potential hazards associated with the deployment, mitigation
 11 measures to address identified risks, detailed information on team
 12 composition including roles and responsibilities, identification of an
 13 on-site authorized person responsible for overseein