New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York S10725: Requires automated external defibrillators at electric utility worksites
Status: In committee, October 23, 2026
Requires at least one automated external defibrillator to be available at electric utility worksites where two or more electrical utility workers are performing work on electrical transmission or distribution lines of six hundred one volts or more; requires electric utilities to maintain emergency response plans with regard to the use of automated external defibrillators.
What the bill says
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring automated external defibrillators at electric utility worksites.
From the introduced text, October 23, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring automated external defibrillators at electric utility worksites THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-y to read as follows: § 66-Y. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AT UTILITY WORKSITES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE THOUSAND-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW. (B) "UTILITY" MEANS AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE. (C) "ELECTRIC UTILITY WORKER" MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF A UTILITY OR AN EMPLOYEE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR PERFORMING WORK ON BEHALF OF A UTILITY. (D) "COVERED WORKSITE" MEANS ANY WORKSITE WHERE TWO OR MORE ELECTRICAL UTILITY WORKERS ARE PERFORMING WORK ON ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION LINES OF SIX HUNDRED ONE VOLTS OR MORE. 2. (A) EACH UTILITY, OR ANY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR OF A UTILITY, SHALL ENSURE THAT AT LEAST ONE AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY USE AT EACH COVERED WORKSITE. (B) SUCH AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO EMPLOYEES AND AVAILABLE FOR USE WITHOUT …
Sponsors
- Ryan, Christopher (D, 50) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO RULES
Subjects: Public Service Law
Common questions
- What is S10725?
- S10725 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Requires automated external defibrillators at electric utility worksites.
- What does S10725 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring automated external defibrillators at electric utility worksites.
- What is the status of S10725?
- In committee as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO RULES (October 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S10725?
- Ryan, Christopher (D, 50).
- Where is the official record for S10725?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S10725
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