| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
| May 11, 2017 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S6178
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 36th Senate District
2017-S6178 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S6178 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6178
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This bill would impose penalties on building owners of up to $7,500
for violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code that
impede egress during a fire or other emergency evacuation.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section one of the bill amends section 382 of the executive law as it
relates to imposing a civil penalty of up to seven thousand five
hundred dollars when a building alteration impedes egress from the
building during a fire or other emergency evacuation.
Section two of the bill relates to the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
In recent years, there has been a proliferation of buildings that have
been altered in ways that create dangerous situations for both tenants
and first responders. These building alterations can impede egress
from the building and prevent a safe evacuation during emergencies. In
2017-S6178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6178
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 11, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. BROOKS -- 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 violations of the
uniform fire prevention and building code
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 382 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
4. WHERE A BUILDING HAS BEEN ALTERED IN VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF
THE UNIFORM CODE OR ANY LAWFUL ORDER OBTAINED THEREUNDER, AND SUCH
ALTERATION IMPEDES A PERSON'S EGRESS FROM SUCH BUILDING DURING A FIRE OR
OTHER EMERGENCY EVACUATION, THE OWNER OF SUCH BUILDING WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE
OF SUCH ALTERATION OR SHOULD HAVE HAD KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH ALTERATION SHALL
BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04343-01-7
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