---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to mandating the development and approval of operational safety plans"
description: "Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to develop and approve operational safety plans prior to the deployment of any employee in hazardous conditions; requires the plan to include a comprehensive risk assessment identifying potential hazards associated with the deployment, mitigation measures to address identified risks, detailed information on team composition, identification of an on-site authorized person responsible for overseeing operations, a clear chain of command, emergency contact information for all team members, and evacuation procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 7680"
citation: "New York S 7680 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["José M. Serrano"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-29"
last_action: "2025-12-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e10ba05-6e68-479d-bb49-47bee67e91f3"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7680"
source_hash: "1d40f888bec07462a48890b25730a4e9acba10b354f3ea363f1f046bfe8adb0a"
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 7680 (2025-2026) — Relates to mandating the development and approval of operational safety plans

Requires the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to develop and approve operational safety plans prior to the deployment of any employee in hazardous conditions; requires the plan to include a comprehensive risk assessment identifying potential hazards associated with the deployment, mitigation measures to address identified risks, detailed information on team composition, identification of an on-site authorized person responsible for overseeing operations, a clear chain of command, emergency contact information for all team members, and evacuation procedures.

## Version chain

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

1. **S7680** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S7680&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **S7680A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7680A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote - Version: A — **21–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- José M. Serrano — primary (person)
- Robert Jackson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-29** REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-06** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-06** PRINT NUMBER 7680A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-09** COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-09** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1707
- **2025-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-09** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-06-09** REFERRED TO TOURISM, PARKS, ARTS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6634A
- **2025-06-16** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.158
- **2025-06-16** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-06-16** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2025-12-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-12** SIGNED CHAP.638 `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-12** APPROVAL MEMO.25

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e10ba05-6e68-479d-bb49-47bee67e91f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).