---
type: "Bill"
title: "Includes certified first responders in a program relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care and removes the designation of such program as a pilot or demonstration program"
description: "Includes certified first responders in a program relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care and removes the designation of such program as a pilot or demonstration program; and extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 6337"
citation: "New York S 6337 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["RIVERA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-06-05"
last_action: "2019-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/294aa6ff-2b8b-4a85-9257-d7c1cfaeeced"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S6337"
source_hash: "28f762566713152cab55475ca9de1cec2d0d0b03b780f317bf1bd838c962fe69"
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 S 6337 (2019-2020) — Includes certified first responders in a program relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care and removes the designation of such program as a pilot or demonstration program

Includes certified first responders in a program relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care and removes the designation of such program as a pilot or demonstration program; and extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to recertification of persons providing emergency medical care.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6337** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6337&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S6337A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S6337A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **19–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- RIVERA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-05** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO RULES `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-14** PRINT NUMBER 6337A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1526
- **2019-06-18** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-18** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-18** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR A8058A
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.417
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-28** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-03** SIGNED CHAP.87 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/294aa6ff-2b8b-4a85-9257-d7c1cfaeeced`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).