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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5729: Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster and includes air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive emergency management plans

Passed one chamber 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 5729 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster and includes air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive emergency management plans. Primary sponsor: Pete Harckham (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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.

Adds hazardous air quality to the state definition of a disaster; requires explicit inclusion of air quality emergency preparedness in local comprehensive emergency management plans with an action plan and annual inventory of air quality emergency resources.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pete HarckhamPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Samra BroukCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate55
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Julia SalazarCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate18
Jose SerranoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate29

“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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.1160
  7. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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