New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A7833: Relates to workplace safety equipment for social services employees
Status: Passed both chambers, June 4, 2026
Requires every city or county social services district to provide a wearable or mobile phone-based panic button to each employee whose job responsibilities necessitate direct interaction with clients in a client's home.
What the bill says
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to providing panic buttons to certain employees of city and county social services districts.
From the amended text, January 13, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to providing panic buttons to certain employees of city and county social services districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 63 to read as follows: § 63. WORKPLACE SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYEES. 1. EVERY CITY OR COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, AS CONSTITUTED BY SECTION SIXTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PANIC BUTTON TO EACH EMPLOYEE WHOSE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES NECESSITATE DIRECT INTERACTION WITH CLIENTS IN A CLIENT'S HOME. 2. SUCH PANIC BUTTON SHALL BE A WEARABLE OR MOBILE PHONE-BASED BUTTON. MOBILE PHONE-BASED PANIC BUTTONS MAY ONLY BE INSTALLED ON EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EQUIPMENT, AND WEARABLE AND MOBILE PHONE-BASED PANIC BUTTONS SHALL NOT BE USED TO TRACK EMPLOYEE LOCATIONS EXCEPT WHEN THE PANIC BUTTON IS TRIGGERED. EMPLOYEES SHALL BEAR NO COST FOR THIS EQUIPMENT. 3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PANIC BUTTON" SHALL MEAN A PHYSICAL OR VIRTUAL BUTTON THAT WHEN ACTIVATED IMMEDIATELY INITIATES AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE BY CONTACTING EITHER THE LOCAL 9-1-1 PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT ("PSAP") OR A DEDICATED MONITORING OR SECURITY SERVICE THAT IS CAPABLE OF PROMPTLY NOTIFYING THE PSAP. SUCH PANIC BUTTON SHALL PROVIDE EMPLOYEE LOCATION INFORMATION, AND RESULT …
Sponsors
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Burdick (D, 93)
- Matthew Slater (R, 94)
- Angelo Santabarbara (D, 111)
- William Colton (D, 47)
- Phillip Steck (D, 110)
- Paula Kay (D, 100)
- Santos, Manny De Los (I, 72)
- Scott Bendett (R, 107)
- Karines Reyes (D, 87)
- Sam Berger (D, 27)
- Andrew Hevesi (D, 28)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1795
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S6987A
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.488
- : RULES REPORT CAL.488
- : REPORTED
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 59 yea, 1 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 59 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 4, 2026): 30 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 4, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 4, 2026): 141 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Social Services Law
Common questions
- What is A7833?
- A7833 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to workplace safety equipment for social services employees.
- What does A7833 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the social services law, in relation to providing panic buttons to certain employees of city and county social services districts.
- What is the status of A7833?
- Passed both chambers as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A7833?
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A7833?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7833
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