New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10689: Establishes the volunteer and municipal ambulance services grant program
Status: In committee, August 26, 2026
Establishes the volunteer and municipal ambulance services grant program to support projects which sustain or enhance the operation of volunteer and municipal ambulance services, including but not limited to acquisition or maintenance of buildings, equipment, technology, or vehicles.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the volunteer and municipal ambulance services grant program.
From the introduced text, August 26, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the volunteer and municipal ambulance services grant program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 3035 to read as follows: § 3035. VOLUNTEER AND MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, THE VOLUNTEER AND MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. THE GRANT PROGRAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWARDING CAPITAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS WHICH SUSTAIN OR ENHANCE THE OPERATION OF VOLUNTEER AND MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACQUISITION OR MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, OR VEHICLES. 2. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "AVAILABLE FUNDING" SHALL MEAN THE TOTAL APPROPRIATION MADE TO THE VOLUNTEER AND MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. (B) "ELIGIBLE PROJECT" SHALL MEAN A PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF VOLUNTEER OR MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ACQUISITION OR MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, OR VEHICLES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, ELIGIBLE PROJECTS RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION OR MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS OR VEHICLES SHALL INCLUDE IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, OR CONSOLIDATION OF SUCH BUILDINGS OR VEHICLES. (C) …
Sponsors
- Michelle Hinchey (D, 41) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is S10689?
- S10689 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the volunteer and municipal ambulance services grant program.
- What does S10689 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the volunteer and municipal ambulance services grant program.
- What is the status of S10689?
- In committee as of August 26, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (August 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10689?
- Michelle Hinchey (D, 41).
- Where is the official record for S10689?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10689
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