Senate Bill S1609A

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-S1609 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1995
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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: S1992, A4122

2017-S1609 - 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-S1609 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1609 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1609
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
 
 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

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2017-S1609A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1995
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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: S1992, A4122

2017-S1609A (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-S1609A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1609A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1609--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Cities in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted 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.
                                                            LBD06039-02-8

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