S 6698 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to staffing standards for employees performing emergency medical services in the 911 system in a city with a population of over one million people

Summary
Sets minimum staffing standards for employees performing emergency medical services in the 911 system in a city with a population of over one million people.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Oct 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Vetoed Oct 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

S6698 S6698A · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill amends staffing requirements for emergency medical services in New York's 911 system, specifically for large cities with populations over one million. The changes reorganize the existing staffing standards and add a delayed effective date for a new provision regarding supervisor vehicle staffing.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on emergency medical services staffing standards, but the applicability of one new provision is now delayed by one year.
REQUIREMENT

Restructured the staffing standards for ambulance units and supervisor vehicles in cities with over one million people, changing the numbering format from letters to Roman numerals within paragraph (c).

TIMELINE

Added a provision delaying the effective date of the new supervisor vehicle staffing standard by one year after the bill becomes law.

ELIGIBILITY

Added new sponsors (Senators Martinez and Scarcella-Spanton) to the bill's introduction, indicating expanded legislative support.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly Jun 13, 2025

How they voted

590
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
Jun 12, 2025
D Democratic41
38 Yea 3
92% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Oct 16, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.51
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6698A
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors