Int 0126-2024
Requiring provision of body armor to fire department employees within the bureau of emergency medical services providing emergency medical services.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Fire and Emergency Managementintroduced 2024-02-28Local Law 2024/060
Enacted as Local Law 2024/060.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2024-05-01Enacted: 2024-05-01
Summary
This bill would require that the Fire Department to provide body armor to employees within the bureau of emergency medical services providing emergency medical services. Such body armor will be required to meet ballistic and stab resistant standards.
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management — Fire/EMS (non-health-related issues), and Emergency Management Department[ (OEM)].
How it compares
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17 passed · 33 died
This bill: 42 days in committee
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Sponsors (13)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-02-29 · Committee on Housing and Buildings
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-04-11 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2024-04-11 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ActionAmended by Committee
2024-04-11 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2024-04-11 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
AdvancedApproved by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2024-04-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2024-05-01 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2024-05-01 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2024-05-01 · City Council
Votes (8)
Aye (8)
James F. GennaroOswald J. FelizKalman Yeger Kevin C. RileySusan ZhuangLynn C. SchulmanJoann Ariola Carmen N. De La Rosa
Heard at (5)
City Council · 2024-04-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2024-04-11 · 11:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2024-02-29 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Housing and Buildings · 2024-02-29 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 126-A
- Summary of Int. No. 126
- Int. No. 126
- Hearing Testimony 11/28/23
- February 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024
- Committee Report 2/29/24
- Hearing Testimony 2/29/24
- Hearing Transcript 2/29/24
- Proposed Int. No. 126-A - 4/3/24
- Committee Report 4/11/24
- Hearing Transcript 4/11/24
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- April 11, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 4-11-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - April 11, 2024
- Int. No. 126-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Local Law 60
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 15 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 15-148 to read as follows:
� 15-148 Provision of body armor. a. The commissioner shall provide body armor to all employees of the department within the bureau of emergency medical services who provide emergency medical services. Such body armor shall be of the type that the commissioner determines would be most suitable for the protection of such employees, and shall meet ballistic and stab resistance standards of the national institute of justice or any successor standards.
b. No employee of the department shall be permitted to retain or use the body armor provided pursuant to subdivision a of this section after leaving the employment of the department or moving to a position that does not involve the provision of emergency medical services.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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