# New York S 2590: Requires nonpublic schools provide and maintain on-site automatic external defibrillators on school grounds

New York S 2590, Requires nonpublic schools provide and maintain on-site automatic external defibrillators on school grounds, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelley Mayer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-26 (SIGNED CHAP.422) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 2590
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requires nonpublic schools provide and maintain on-site automatic external defibrillators on school grounds
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-09-26, SIGNED CHAP.422
- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: EDUCATION
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (221 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Nonpublic schools must provide emergency heart devices: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, New York nonpublic schools must provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at every instructional facility. Education and health commissioners determine the required quantities and types; schools must maintain and test them under manufacturer and government standards.…
- School heart-device users face training rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, AED users in New York nonpublic school facilities generally must complete an approved training course. Approval must come from a nationally recognized organization or the State Emergency Medical Services Council. Exceptions cover licensed health practitioners and people cert…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelley Mayer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lea Webb (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Rhoads (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 143 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 63 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | committee | Education Committee Vote | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-09-26: SIGNED CHAP.422 (Senate)
- 2025-09-22: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-05-21: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-05-21: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.224 (House)
- 2025-05-21: SUBSTITUTED FOR A6486 (House)
- 2025-04-01: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (House)
- 2025-04-01: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 1ST REPORT CAL.451 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S2590)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S2590)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S2590-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).