---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to notification by an excavator of damage to an underground facility"
description: "Requires an excavator to notify 911 in the event of an electrical short or the escape of gas or hazardous fluids endangering life where damage has resulted to an underground facility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "A 7287"
citation: "New York A 7287 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["PAULIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-18"
last_action: "2019-11-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/961dcc49-fda9-4ddf-a9f0-a1427129e4a3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/A7287"
source_hash: "dd90b8c080efe9c57d764e6eea916aeac93ad63a0fa3d09ff769a69b47da6409"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 7287 (2019-2020) — Relates to notification by an excavator of damage to an underground facility

Requires an excavator to notify 911 in the event of an electrical short or the escape of gas or hazardous fluids endangering life where damage has resulted to an underground facility.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A7287** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7287&term=2019&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **138–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- PAULIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-18** REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** REPORTED
- **2019-05-02** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.271
- **2019-05-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-05-08** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2019-05-08** REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5163
- **2019-06-05** 3RD READING CAL.1189
- **2019-06-05** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-05** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-11-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-20** SIGNED CHAP.505 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/961dcc49-fda9-4ddf-a9f0-a1427129e4a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).