Assembly BillIntroduced
A 3386: Requires police vehicles, fire vehicles, ambulances and emergency ambulance service vehicles to be equipped with appropriate communication devices to facilitate real-time communication with deaf individuals.
What A 3386 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to ensure that certain emergency response vehicles, including police vehicles, fire trucks, ambulances, and emergency service vehicles, are equipped with communication devices that facilitate real-time communication with deaf individuals. This will enable individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to receive timely assistance in emergency situations. The bill will take effect six months after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3386
- What is the current status of A 3386?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3386 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to local governments".
- Did A 3386 pass?
- Not yet. A 3386 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3386, and where is it now?
- A 3386 was authored by Asm. Charles Lavine. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
Author and sponsors
Full contact details, staff, and committees with Connect, $16/moUnlockRecent actions2 total · showing 2
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 185 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3386 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to equipping certain emergency response vehicles with appropriate communication devices for deaf individuals The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 563 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 563. Emergency response vehicles; communication devices. Every 4 police vehicle, fire vehicle, ambulance, or emergency ambulance service 5 vehicle, as such terms are defined in article one of the vehicle and 6 traffic law, shall be equipped with appropriate communication devices to 7 facilitate real-time communication with deaf individuals. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect six months after it shall have become 9 a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05045-01-5
Text of A 3386 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions