Assembly Bill A2615

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the visibility of enclosed entranceways and stairways between buildings

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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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2017-A2615 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L; amd §52, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3574
2011-2012: A3001
2013-2014: A3615
2015-2016: A4867
2019-2020: A1361
2021-2022: A1454

2017-A2615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the visibility of enclosed entranceways and stairways between buildings; requires a pane of fire and heat resistant transparent material to allow for visibility and safe passage through such doors.

2017-A2615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2615
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and  the  multiple  dwelling  law,  in
   relation to visibility of enclosed internal stairwells of buildings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 378 of the executive law, as added
 by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Standards for the condition, occupancy, maintenance,  conservation,
 rehabilitation and renewal of certain existing buildings, structures and
 premises  and  for  the  safeguarding  of  life and property therein and
 thereabout from the hazards of fire, explosion or release of toxic gases
 arising from the storage, handling or use of  combustible  or  hazardous
 substances,  materials  or  devices  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FIRE
 DEPARTMENT APPROVED FIRE AND HEAT RESISTANT TRANSPARENT MATERIAL IN  THE
 CONSTRUCTION  OF  ALL DOORS THAT PROVIDE INGRESS OR EGRESS TO STAIRWELLS
 AND DOORS BETWEEN SUCH  BUILDINGS  TO  ALLOW  FOR  VISIBILITY  AND  SAFE
 PASSAGE THROUGH SUCH DOORS.
   §  2.   Section 52 of the multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SUBDIVISION OF THIS SECTION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,
 ALL INTERNAL STAIRWELL DOORS AND DOORS BETWEEN SUCH BUILDINGS SHALL ALSO
 BE  FITTED  OR REFITTED WITH A PANE OF FIRE DEPARTMENT APPROVED FIRE AND
 HEAT RESISTANT TRANSPARENT MATERIAL TO ALLOW  FOR  VISIBILITY  AND  SAFE
 PASSAGE THROUGH SUCH DOORS.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendment to subdivision 2 of section 378 of the executive law  made
 by  section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the first of January
 next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08109-01-7

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