Senate Bill S6676A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to include provisions mandating the installation of operable carbon monoxide detectors in commercial buildings

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • 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-S6676 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L

2013-S6676 - Summary

Requires the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to include provisions mandating the installation of operable carbon monoxide detectors in commercial buildings.

2013-S6676 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6676 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6676

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community Development

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the New York
  state  uniform  fire prevention and building code to address standards
  for the installation of carbon monoxide detectors  in  buildings  that
  house  one or more places of business; and to amend the administrative
  code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring  the  installa-
  tion  of carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial
  buildings

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

  Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5-d to read as follows:
  5-D. STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS REQUIRING
THAT THE OWNER OF EVERY BUILDING THAT HOUSES ONE OR MORE PLACES OF BUSI-
NESS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO RESTAURANTS, OFFICES AND SHOPPING
AREAS IN THE STATE SHALL HAVE  INSTALLED  AN  OPERABLE  CARBON  MONOXIDE
DETECTOR  OF  SUCH MANUFACTURE, DESIGN AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS AS ARE
ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS REQUIRED  BY  THIS
SECTION  ARE  REQUIRED  ONLY  WHERE  ONE  OR MORE PLACES OF BUSINESS HAS
APPLIANCES, DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THAT MAY EMIT CARBON MONOXIDE OR  HAS  AN
ATTACHED GARAGE.
  S  2.  Section  27-981.2 of the administrative code of the city of New
York, as added by local law number 7 of the city of  New  York  for  the
year 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  S 27-981.2 Carbon monoxide detecting devices; where required. a. Every
dwelling  unit  in  a  building  within occupancy groups J-1, J-2 or J-3
where a fossil fuel-burning furnace or  boiler  is  located,  and  every
dwelling  unit  in  a building that is in close proximity to a source of
carbon monoxide, as such proximity is established by the  rules  promul-
gated  by  the commissioner in consultation with the fire department and
the department of health and mental hygiene, shall be equipped  with  an
operational carbon monoxide detecting device approved in accordance with

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

co-Sponsors

2013-S6676A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L

2013-S6676A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to include provisions mandating the installation of operable carbon monoxide detectors in commercial buildings.

2013-S6676A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6676A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6676--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 26, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
  Construction  and  Community Development -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the state
  uniform fire  prevention  and  building  code  to  include  provisions
  mandating  that  buildings used for commercial purposes have installed
  such operable carbon monoxide detectors as shall be necessary

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

  Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5-d to read as follows:
  5-D. STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS REQUIRING
ALL  BUILDINGS  USED  FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES TO HAVE INSTALLED OPERABLE
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS  OF  SUCH  MANUFACTURE,  DESIGN,  INSTALLATION
STANDARDS AND IN SUCH QUANTITY AS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14171-02-4


              

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