New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11719: Establishes the volunteer emergency medical services infrastructure and response equipment grant program
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
Establishes the volunteer emergency medical services infrastructure and response equipment grant program to support projects which sustain or enhance emergency medical services operations, infrastructure and equipment.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the volunteer emergency medical services infrastructure and response equipment grant program.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the volunteer emergency medical services infrastructure and response equipment 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 3002-b to read as follows: § 3002-B. VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESPONSE EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE NEW YORK STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL, THE VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESPONSE EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. THE GRANT PROGRAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AWARDING CAPITAL GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS WHICH SUSTAIN OR ENHANCE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BUILDINGS, TRAINING FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY AND VEHICLES. 2. SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, GRANTS SHALL BE AWARDED EACH GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS THROUGH AN APPLICATION PROCESS. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE, AVAILABLE FUNDING, AND ADDITIONAL GRANT INFORMATION DEEMED RELEVANT BY THE COMMISSIONER PRIOR TO EACH GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE. 3. ELIGIBLE ENTITIES THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND WHICH SERVE ONE OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE …
Sponsors
- Paula Kay (D, 100) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO HEALTH
Subjects: Public Health Law
Common questions
- What is A11719?
- A11719 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Establishes the volunteer emergency medical services infrastructure and response equipment grant program.
- What does A11719 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to the volunteer emergency medical services infrastructure and response equipment grant program.
- What is the status of A11719?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO HEALTH (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11719?
- Paula Kay (D, 100).
- Where is the official record for A11719?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11719
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