Assembly Bill A7916A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires builders of one- and two-family dwellings having less than 3 stories to provide buyers with information on the installation and maintenance of automatic fire sprinkler systems

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A7916 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4610
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 35-F §§759 & 759-a, Gen Bus L; amd §156, Exec L

2013-A7916 - Summary

Requires builders of one- and two-family dwellings having less than 3 stories to provide buyers with information on the installation and maintenance of automatic fire sprinkler systems.

2013-A7916 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7916

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORELLE,  COOK,  SCARBOROUGH, RIVERA, GALEF,
  ROBERTS, ROZIC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ARROYO, MILL-
  MAN, MOSLEY, PEOPLES-STOKES, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law and the executive law, in
  relation to automatic sprinkler system requirements for one- and  two-
  family dwellings; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
  certain conditions

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
35-F to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 35-F
                       FIRE SPRINKLER INFORMATION
SECTION 759.   DEFINITIONS.
        759-A. DISCLOSURE OF AUTOMATIC FIRE  SPRINKLER  SYSTEM  INFORMA-
                 TION.
  S  759.  DEFINITIONS.  WHEN  USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "BUILDER" MEANS ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER ENTI-
TY CONTRACTING WITH AN OWNER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE- OR TWO-FAMI-
LY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HAVING LESS THAN THREE STORIES.
  2. "BUYER" MEANS ANY PERSON OR PERSONS  WHO  HAVE  CONTRACTED  OR  WHO
INTEND  TO  CONTRACT  WITH  A  BUILDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE- OR
TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HAVING LESS THAN THREE STORIES.
  S 759-A. DISCLOSURE OF AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM INFORMATION.  A
BUILDER  OF  A  ONE- OR TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HAVING LESS THAN
THREE STORIES, PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A  CONTRACT  FOR  CONSTRUCTION  OF
SUCH DWELLING WITH A BUYER, SHALL PROVIDE THE BUYER WITH A COPY OF WRIT-
TEN  MATERIALS  PREPARED  BY  THE  OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX  OF  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09422-02-3
              

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multi-Sponsors

2013-A7916A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4610
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 35-F §§759 & 759-a, Gen Bus L; amd §156, Exec L

2013-A7916A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires builders of one- and two-family dwellings having less than 3 stories to provide buyers with information on the installation and maintenance of automatic fire sprinkler systems.

2013-A7916A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7916--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORELLE,  COOK,  SCARBOROUGH, RIVERA, GALEF,
  ROBERTS, ROZIC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ARROYO, McDO-
  NALD, MILLMAN,  MOSLEY,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  SWEENEY  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recom-
  mitted  to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accord-
  ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  reported  and  referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the general business  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
  relation  to automatic sprinkler system requirements for one- and two-
  family dwellings; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
  certain conditions

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
35-F to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 35-F
                       FIRE SPRINKLER INFORMATION
SECTION 759.   DEFINITIONS.
        759-A. DISCLOSURE  OF  AUTOMATIC  FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM INFORMA-
                 TION.
  S 759. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. "BUILDER" MEANS ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER ENTI-
TY CONTRACTING WITH AN OWNER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE- OR TWO-FAMI-
LY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HAVING LESS THAN THREE STORIES.
  2.  "BUYER"  MEANS  ANY  PERSON  OR PERSONS WHO HAVE CONTRACTED OR WHO
INTEND TO CONTRACT WITH A BUILDER FOR THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF  A  ONE-  OR
TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HAVING LESS THAN THREE STORIES.
  S  759-A. DISCLOSURE OF AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM INFORMATION. A
BUILDER OF A ONE- OR TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DWELLING  HAVING  LESS  THAN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09422-05-4
              

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