Bill > S08551

This bill creates a blue light emergency phones grant program designed to enhance public safety by providing municipalities with funding to install special emergency phones in public parks and areas with high rates of drug activity. These blue light phones will automatically dial 9-1-1 and directly connect to the local police department when used. The bill requires the division overseeing the program to provide grants to municipalities for installing these phones, and mandates that the commissioner conduct a study to analyze the impact of the program on public safety. Specifically, eighteen months after the bill becomes law, the commissioner must complete the study and deliver a report with findings and potential legislative recommendations to the governor, senate president, and assembly speaker. The bill will take effect 90 days after becoming law, giving municipalities time to prepare for implementing the grant program and installing the emergency phones.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8551