---
type: "Bill"
title: "Defines the term \"first responder in communications\""
description: "Defines the term \"first responder in communications\"; requires, to the extent practicable, that employers of such first responders provide training."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7366"
citation: "New York A 7366 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ABBATE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-06"
last_action: "2021-09-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c94e94e-91c5-4f4b-8962-bd7bac7a2202"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7366"
source_hash: "68f862d44454e2f6127fcc32f680349862e39304b2e5e80ceeb3d09582ba84a7"
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 7366 (2021-2022) — Defines the term "first responder in communications"

Defines the term "first responder in communications"; requires, to the extent practicable, that employers of such first responders provide training.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7366** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7366&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A7366A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A7366A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **149–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ABBATE — primary (person)
- BRABENEC — cosponsor (person)
- BURDICK — cosponsor (person)
- CUSICK — cosponsor (person)
- DESTEFANO — cosponsor (person)
- DIPIETRO — cosponsor (person)
- DURSO — cosponsor (person)
- ENGLEBRIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- GIGLIO JA — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- JONES — cosponsor (person)
- LAVINE — cosponsor (person)
- LUPARDO — cosponsor (person)
- MIKULIN — cosponsor (person)
- MONTESANO — cosponsor (person)
- SILLITTI — cosponsor (person)
- SIMON — cosponsor (person)
- SIMPSON — cosponsor (person)
- STERN — cosponsor (person)
- THIELE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-06** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** PRINT NUMBER 7366A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-07** REPORTED
- **2021-06-07** RULES REPORT CAL.471
- **2021-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.471
- **2021-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-07** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-07** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7121
- **2021-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1711
- **2021-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-09-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-09-10** SIGNED CHAP.426 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c94e94e-91c5-4f4b-8962-bd7bac7a2202`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).