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S 6537: Relates to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and weight of the patient.
What S 6537 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill requires 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and weight of a patient when an emergency call requires fire or emergency service personnel to be dispatched. This information is to be given to the fire or emergency service dispatcher. If the 911 operator transfers the call to the dispatcher before obtaining the height and weight information, the dispatcher must ask for it as well. The bill aims to provide more accurate information to emergency responders, potentially improving patient care and safety.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6537
- What is the current status of S 6537?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 6537 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 GOVERNMENT".
- Did S 6537 pass?
- Not yet. S 6537 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6537, and where is it now?
- S 6537 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Mar. 17, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 17, 2025 · 422 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6537 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the county law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring 911 operators to ask callers for the approximate height and weight of the patient The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 328 of the county law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows: 3 (c) In addition, the board shall adopt and require that all 911 opera- 4 tors who receive an emergency call that requires fire or emergency 5 service personnel to be dispatched to aid a patient, shall ask the call- 6 er for the approximate height and weight of the patient, when practica- 7 ble, and give that information to the fire or emergency service 8 dispatcher. Additionally, in the event such 911 operator transfers the 9 emergency call to fire or emergency service dispatchers prior to obtain- 10 ing the height and weight information of the patient the fire or emer- 11 gency service dispatcher shall ask the caller for the approximate height 12 and weight of the patient, when practicable. 13 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by 14 adding a new section 14-146 to read as follows: 15 § 14-146 911 emergency call patient information. When a 911 operator 16 receives an emergency call that requires fire or emergency service 17 personnel to be dispatched to aid a patient, the 911 operator shall ask 18 the caller for the approximate height and weight of the patient, when 19 practicable, and give that information to the fire or emergency service 20 dispatcher. In the event the 911 operator transfers the emergency call 21 to fire or emergency service dispatchers prior to obtaining the height 22 and weight information of the patient, the fire or emergency service 23 dispatcher shall ask the caller for the approximate height and weight of 24 the patient, when practicable. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 26 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10208-01-5
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