Assembly Bill A1995A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides immunity from administrative action against NYC fire officers who are unable to properly conduct building inspections

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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-A1995 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1609
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-fff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5334
2013-2014: S4421
2015-2016: A4122, S1992

2017-A1995 - Summary

Provides immunity from administrative action against New York City fire officers who, due to lack of training, are effectively unable to properly conduct building inspections.

2017-A1995 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1995
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Employees
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to providing
   immunity from administrative action against certain New York city fire
   officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 209-ff to read as follows:
   § 209-FF. LIABILITY OF FIRE OFFICERS. IN ANY CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
 ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE FIRE OFFICERS OF THE FIRE  DEPARTMENT  OF  SUCH
 CITY  SHALL  BE IMMUNE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY RELATING TO ANY ACT
 OR OMISSION WHICH MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FIRE DEPART-
 MENT OF SUCH CITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO SUCH OFFICERS IN REGARD TO  THE
 BUILDING  AND CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LOCAL ORDINANCES OF SUCH CITY, WITH
 AN EMPHASIS ON THE INSPECTION DUTIES OF FIRE OFFICERS, AND ANY PERTINENT
 CHANGES IN SUCH DUTIES RESULTING FROM THE ENACTMENT OF OR ANY  AMENDMENT
 TO ANY OF SUCH CODES ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06039-01-7

2017-A1995A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1609
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §209-fff, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5334
2013-2014: S4421
2015-2016: A4122, S1992

2017-A1995A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides immunity from administrative action against New York City fire officers who, due to lack of training, are effectively unable to properly conduct building inspections.

2017-A1995A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1995--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Employees -- recommitted to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Employees in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to providing
   immunity from administrative action against certain New York city fire
   officers
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  municipal  law  is  amended by adding a new
 section 209-fff to read as follows:
   § 209-FFF. LIABILITY OF FIRE OFFICERS. IN ANY CITY WITH  A  POPULATION
 OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE FIRE OFFICERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF SUCH
 CITY  SHALL  BE IMMUNE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY RELATING TO ANY ACT
 OR OMISSION WHICH MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FIRE DEPART-
 MENT OF SUCH CITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO SUCH OFFICERS IN REGARD TO  THE
 BUILDING  AND CONSTRUCTION CODES AND LOCAL ORDINANCES OF SUCH CITY, WITH
 AN EMPHASIS ON THE INSPECTION DUTIES OF FIRE OFFICERS, AND ANY PERTINENT
 CHANGES IN SUCH DUTIES RESULTING FROM THE ENACTMENT OF OR ANY  AMENDMENT
 TO ANY OF SUCH CODES ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06039-03-8

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