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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5478: Expands the emergency medical technician re-certification demonstration program throughout the state and extends the length of such re-certification

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 5478 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Expands the emergency medical technician re-certification demonstration program throughout the state and extends the length of such re-certification. Primary sponsor: Leroy Comrie (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Expands the emergency medical technician re-certification demonstration program throughout the state; extends the length of such re-certification from five years to seven years.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Leroy ComriePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Peter OberackerCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate51
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  2. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source