Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 15, 2016 |
referred to local governments delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 07, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 06, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 02, 2016 |
1st report cal.1358 |
May 12, 2016 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S7826
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S7826 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S7826 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7826 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the adoption by local governments of higher or more restrictive standards for construction PURPOSE OF THE BILL : To amend Executive Law § 379 to require approval by the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council prior to approving local standards for construction which are higher or more restrictive than those applicable generally in the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code ("Uniform Code"). SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : § 1 - Amends Executive Law § 379 to require local governments that propose to adopt higher or more restrictive standards to obtain the approval of the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council ("Code Council") prior to such proposed local standards taking effect. The local standards would not take effect while the Code Council considers the local government's petition. § 2 - Effective date. EXISTING LAW :
2015-S7826 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7826 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CROCI -- 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 the adoption by local governments of higher or more restrictive standards for construction THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 379 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 772 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: 1. Except in the case of factory manufactured homes, intended for use as one or two family dwelling units or multiple dwellings of not more than two stories in height, the legislative body of any local government may duly enact or adopt local laws or ordinances imposing higher or more restrictive standards for construction within the jurisdiction of such local government than are applicable generally to such local government in the uniform code. Within thirty days of such enactment or adoption, the chief executive officer, or if there be none, the chairman of the legislative body of such local government, shall so notify the council, and shall petition the council for a determination of whether such local laws or ordinances are more stringent than the standards for construction applicable generally to such local government in the uniform code. [During the period in which the council is considering such petition, such] SUCH local laws or ordinances shall [remain in] TAKE full force and effect UPON AN AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION BY THE COUNCIL AS PROVIDED HEREIN. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15456-01-6
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