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S 4758: Designates certain emergency and public safety dispatchers and operators as first responders.
What S 4758 does, verified September 2, 2026
The bill aims to designate certain emergency and public safety dispatchers and operators as first responders. These individuals, including public safety dispatchers, emergency responders, and emergency services dispatchers, will meet minimum requirements established by regulations. They will be responsible for administering initial life-saving care of sick and injured persons and provide communication support services within police, sheriff's, fire, rescue, and emergency services departments. The bill will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4758
- What is the current status of S 4758?
- As of September 2, 2026, S 4758 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 HEALTH".
- Did S 4758 pass?
- Not yet. S 4758 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4758, and where is it now?
- S 4758 was authored by Sen. Jamaal Bailey with 10 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Health.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
| Feb. 12, 2025 | REFERRED TO HEALTH |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 12, 2025 · 238 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4758 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 12, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, HARCKHAM, HELMING, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MATTERA, OBERACKER, PALUMBO, SKOUFIS, STEC, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to designating certain emergency and public safety dispatchers and operators as first responders The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 3001 of the public health law, as 2 amended by chapter 804 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 5. "Certified first responder" means an individual who meets the mini- 5 mum requirements established by regulations pursuant to section three 6 thousand two of this article and who is responsible for administration 7 of initial life saving care of sick and injured persons, and shall 8 include public safety dispatchers, emergency responders, emergency oper- 9 ators, emergency complaint operators and emergency services dispatchers, 10 who provide communication support services within police and sheriff's 11 departments as well as fire, rescue and emergency services departments. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04213-01-5
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