Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
committed to rules |
Jun 04, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 31, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 30, 2018 |
1st report cal.1372 |
May 02, 2018 |
reported and committed to finance |
Feb 15, 2018 |
print number 6950a |
Feb 15, 2018 |
amend (t) and recommit to housing, construction and community development |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Nov 20, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6950A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S6950 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8894
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §377, Exec L
2017-S6950 - Summary
Establishes uniform procedures authorizing municipalities to grant building permits upon certification by a licensed professional engineer or a registered architect in good standing for certain alterations to existing residential or commercial buildings which do not alter load bearing walls, accessibility that is compliant with the ADA or fire egress and which maintains fire ratings.
2017-S6950 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6950 SPONSOR: BOYLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establish procedures authorizing certain municipalities to grant build- ing permits upon certification by a licensed professional engineer or a registered architect for certain alterations to existing commercial buildings PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation will allow Long Island municipalities the option to create a professional certification program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Adds a new subsection to the executive law which would estab- lish an optional professional certification program for municipalities in Nassau and Suffolk County. Section 2. Effective Date
2017-S6950 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6950 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E November 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establish procedures authorizing certain municipalities to grant building permits upon certification by a licensed professional engineer or a registered architect for certain alterations to existing commercial buildings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs d and e of subdivision 2 of section 377 of the executive law, as added by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, are amended and a new paragraph f is added to read as follows: d. encourage, so far as may be practicable, the standardization of construction practices, methods, equipment, material and techniques; [and] e. eliminate restrictive, obsolete, conflicting and unnecessary build- ing regulations and requirements which tend to increase unnecessarily construction costs or retard unnecessarily the use of new materials, or provide unwarranted preferential treatment to types or classes of mate- rial or products or methods of construction[.]; AND F. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ESTAB- LISH A PROCEDURE AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES IN NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUN- TIES TO GRANT A BUILDING PERMIT IN CASES WHERE A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR A REGISTERED ARCHITECT CERTIFIES TO THE MUNICIPALITY THAT THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFORM FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH PROCEDURE SHALL ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO ACCEPT A CERTIFICATION BY A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR A REGISTERED ARCHITECT ONLY IN CASES WHERE THE PERMIT APPLICATION IS FOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, WHERE SUCH ALTERATIONS DO NOT ALTER LOAD BEAR- ING WALLS, DO NOT ALTER EXISTING ACCESSIBILITY THAT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE FEDERAL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, MEETS ALL FIRE EGRESS REQUIREMENTS, AND MAINTAINS AT LEAST THE SAME FIRE RATING AS BEFORE THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
co-Sponsors
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S6950A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8894
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §377, Exec L
2017-S6950A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes uniform procedures authorizing municipalities to grant building permits upon certification by a licensed professional engineer or a registered architect in good standing for certain alterations to existing residential or commercial buildings which do not alter load bearing walls, accessibility that is compliant with the ADA or fire egress and which maintains fire ratings.
2017-S6950A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6950A SPONSOR: BOYLE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing uniform procedures authorizing municipalities to grant building permits upon certification by a licensed professional engineer or a registered architect in good standing for certain alterations to existing commercial buildings PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation will allow municipalities the option to create a professional certification program. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Adds a new subsection to the executive law which would estab- lish an optional professional certification program for municipalities. Section 2. Effective Date
2017-S6950A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6950--A 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E November 20, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. BOYLE, CROCI, HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development 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 executive law, in relation to establishing uniform procedures authorizing municipalities to grant building permits upon certification by a licensed professional engineer or a registered architect in good standing for certain alterations to existing commer- cial buildings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs d and e of subdivision 2 of section 377 of the executive law, as added by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, are amended and a new paragraph f is added to read as follows: d. encourage, so far as may be practicable, the standardization of construction practices, methods, equipment, material and techniques; [and] e. eliminate restrictive, obsolete, conflicting and unnecessary build- ing regulations and requirements which tend to increase unnecessarily construction costs or retard unnecessarily the use of new materials, or provide unwarranted preferential treatment to types or classes of mate- rial or products or methods of construction[.]; AND F. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ESTAB- LISH A UNIFORM PROCEDURE AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES, EXCEPT CITIES WITH A POPULATION IN EXCESS OF ONE MILLION, WHICH ADOPT A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZ- ING THE ADOPTION OF SUCH UNIFORM PROCEDURE, TO GRANT A BUILDING PERMIT IN CASES WHERE A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER OR A REGISTERED ARCHI- TECT IN GOOD STANDING CERTIFIES TO THE MUNICIPALITY THAT THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFORM FIRE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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