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Assembly Bill A2974

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring properly installed and functioning detecting systems for all residences

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2017-A2974 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §372-a, Exec L; amd §20, Soc Serv L; amd §68, Mult Dwell L; amd §15, Mult Res L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A8217

2017-A2974 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring properly installed and functioning detecting systems for all residences.

2017-A2974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2974
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BICHOTTE, GOTTFRIED, BARRON, SEPULVEDA -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the social services law, the multiple
   dwelling law, and the multiple residence law, in relation to requiring
   properly installed and functioning smoke  detecting  systems  for  all
   residences
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  372-a
 to read as follows:
   § 372-A. PROPERLY INSTALLED AND FUNCTIONING SMOKE DETECTING SYSTEM. 1.
 (A)  SMOKE  DETECTING  SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ALL RESIDENCES UPON
 CONSTRUCTION AND SHALL MEET THE STANDARDS SET FORTH IN  THE  STATE  FIRE
 PREVENTION  AND  BUILDING  CODE.  CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, DEFINED BY
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX-A OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL CONDUCT SMOKE
 DETECTION SYSTEM INSPECTIONS WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW
 RESIDENCE IS COMPLETE. SUCH INSPECTIONS SHALL NOT  BE  CONDUCTED  UNLESS
 THE  RESIDENT  PROVIDES  CONSENT  OR  AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT HAS BEEN
 GRANTED. IF A RESIDENT PROVIDES CONSENT OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT  IS
 GRANTED, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SHALL ENSURE THE SMOKE DETECTING
 SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND IS WORKING PROPERLY.
   (B) SMOKE DETECTING SYSTEMS SHALL BE INSTALLED AND FUNCTIONING PROPER-
 LY  IN  ALL  RESIDENCES REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION WHENEVER A RESIDENCE IS
 SOLD, TITLE OF THE RESIDENCE PROPERTY IS TRANSFERRED,  OR  CONSTRUCTION,
 ALTERATION OR REPAIR WORK REQUIRES A PERMIT.
   (C)  ANY  PERSON  RECEIVING  BENEFITS  PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 THIRTY-ONE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW SHALL RECEIVE A SMOKE  DETECTING
 SYSTEM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY. SUCH
 SYSTEMS SHALL BE FREE OF CHARGE TO SUCH PERSONS.
   (D)  ANY  STUDENT  ATTENDING  A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE A
 SMOKE DETECTING SYSTEM FROM SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT ON  THE  FIRST  DAY  OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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