Assembly Bill A5163

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act

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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-A5163 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2243
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §29-f, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1269, S3720
2011-2012: A3884, S4508
2013-2014: A4380, S3942
2015-2016: A2258, S2160
2019-2020: A4094

2017-A5163 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the engineers', architects', landscape architects' and land surveyors' good samaritan act to protect from liability for personal injury, wrongful death, property damage or other loss, professional engineers, architects, landscape architects and land surveyors who render voluntary services, without compensation acting reasonably and in good faith, at the scene of a natural disaster or catastrophe.

2017-A5163 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5163
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, RIVERA, SCHIMMINGER, PERRY, LUPARDO,
   JENNE, STIRPE, GALEF, SANTABARBARA, FRIEND, QUART, MAGNARELLI, TITONE,
   WEPRIN,  PAULIN,  CUSICK,  LIFTON  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
   BARCLAY, COLTON, HAWLEY, HEVESI,  MALLIOTAKIS,  McDONALD,  McLAUGHLIN,
   THIELE,  WALTER  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Higher
   Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  enacting  the  "engi-
   neers',  architects',  landscape  architects' and land surveyors' good
   samaritan act"
 
   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 29-f
 to read as follows:
   §  29-F.  ENGINEERS',  ARCHITECTS',  LANDSCAPE  ARCHITECTS'  AND  LAND
 SURVEYORS' GOOD SAMARITAN ACT. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "PROFESSIONAL  ENGINEER"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON DULY LICENSED UNDER
 THE EDUCATION LAW AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.
   (B) "ARCHITECT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON DULY LICENSED UNDER THE  EDUCATION
 LAW AS AN ARCHITECT.
   (C)  "LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON DULY LICENSED UNDER THE
 EDUCATION LAW AS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT.
   (D) "LAND SURVEYOR" SHALL MEAN A PERSON DULY LICENSED UNDER THE EDUCA-
 TION LAW AS A PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR.
   (E) "PUBLIC OFFICIAL" SHALL MEAN ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCALLY ELECTED
 OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH  THE
 EMERGENCY OR EVENT HAS OCCURRED.
   (F)  "PUBLIC  SAFETY  OFFICIAL"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY APPOINTED OR ELECTED
 FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL OFFICIAL WITH EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO  COOR-
 DINATE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE EMERGENCY OR EVENT
 HAS OCCURRED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02906-01-7
              

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