New York A 6388: Relates to the establishment of local comprehensive emergency management plans

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A06388 Summary:

BILL NOA06388B

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS S00896-A

&nbsp

SPONSORHyndman

&nbsp

COSPNSR

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §23, Exec L

&nbsp

Requires the inclusion of local and municipal animal shelters, any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals and veterinary services when establishing local comprehensive emergency management plans; requires that information to the public include the communication accommodation needs of persons with vision or hearing impairments and information on which temporary housing and other necessary facilities are designated as animal-friendly.

Go to top A06388 Actions:

BILL NOA06388B

&nbsp

03/04/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

01/08/2026amend and recommit to governmental operations

01/08/2026print number 6388a

01/12/2026reported 

01/15/2026advanced to third reading cal.221

04/16/2026amended on third reading 6388b

05/06/2026substituted by s896a

&nbspS00896 AMEND=A MARTINEZ

&nbsp01/08/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.739

&nbsp04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/21/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/21/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/22/2025referred to governmental operations

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp01/20/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp01/20/2026PRINT NUMBER 896A

&nbsp02/03/20261ST REPORT CAL.221

&nbsp02/04/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp02/05/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp02/09/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp02/09/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp02/09/2026referred to governmental operations

&nbsp05/06/2026substituted for a6388b

&nbsp05/06/2026ordered to third reading cal.221

&nbsp05/06/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/06/2026returned to senate

Go to topA06388 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chair:McDonald 
DATE:01/12/2026AYE/NAY:14/0 Action: Favorable McDonaldAyeBeephanAye

GlickAyeSimpsonAye

KimAyeNovakhovAye

Bichotte HermelAyeNorberAye

WilliamsAye

RagaAye

SimoneAye

ShimskyAye

KassayAye

BurroughsAye

Go to topA06388 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA06388 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6388--B
 Cal. No. 221

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on
 Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- reported from committee, advanced to
 a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on
 the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of
 local comprehensive emergency management plans

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 and paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section
 2 23 of the executive law, subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 385 of the
 3 laws of 2017, paragraph b of subdivision 7 as amended by section 4 of
 4 part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, subparagraph 13 of paragraph b
 5 of subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 724 of the laws of 2022, are
 6 amended to read as follows:
 7 5. In preparing such plans, cooperation, advice and assistance shall
 8 be sought from local government officials, regional and local planning
 9 agencies, police agencies, fire departments and fire companies, local
 10 emergency management agencies, commercial and volunteer ambulance
 11 services, health and social services officials, community action agen-
 12 cies, the chief administrator of the courts, organizations for the
 13 elderly and the handicapped, agencies and organizations that provide
 14 home health care services, agencies and organizations that provide
 15 hospice services, local and municipal animal shelters, any duly incorpo-
 16 rated society for the p