Assembly Bill A9681

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires buildings place building identification at least three feet above ground level where plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A9681 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L

2023-A9681 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state fire prevention and building code council to adopt uniform fire prevention and building code standards requiring buildings have their address numbers, building numbers, or approved building identification placed at least three feet above ground level where plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property.

2023-A9681 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9681
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to requiring buildings
   have their building identification visible and legible from the street
   or road fronting the property
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  20  of  section 378 of the executive law, as
 renumbered by section 3 of part RR of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is
 renumbered subdivision 21 and a new subdivision 20 is added to  read  as
 follows:
   20.  STANDARDS  REQUIRING  THAT BUILDINGS PLACE THEIR ADDRESS NUMBERS,
 BUILDING NUMBERS, OR APPROVED BUILDING  IDENTIFICATION  AT  LEAST  THREE
 FEET  ABOVE  GROUND  LEVEL  WHERE  PLAINLY  VISIBLE AND LEGIBLE FROM THE
 STREET OR ROAD FRONTING THE PROPERTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14146-01-4

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