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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 896: Relates to the establishment of local comprehensive emergency management plans

Passed both chambers 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 896 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to the establishment of local comprehensive emergency management plans. Primary sponsor: Monica Martinez (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2026): RETURNED TO SENATE.

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.

Requires the inclusion of local and municipal animal shelters, any duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals and veterinary services when establishing local comprehensive emergency management plans; requires that information to the public include the communication accommodation needs of persons with vision or hearing impairments and information on which temporary housing and other necessary facilities are designated as animal-friendly.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Monica MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate4
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39

“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. RETURNED TO SENATE
  2. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  3. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.221
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR A6388B
  5. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  6. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  7. PASSED SENATE
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  9. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  10. 1ST REPORT CAL.221
  11. PRINT NUMBER 896A
  12. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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