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Senate Bill S5587

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the Safe and Healthy Homes Commission

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee

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2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10365
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Housing

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the Safe and Healthy Homes Commission to evaluate how the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code can be enhanced or assisted by the State Legislature and any agency of New York State.

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5587
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  establishing  the Safe and Healthy Homes Commission to evaluate
   how the administration and enforcement of the New York  State  Uniform
   Fire  Prevention  and Building Code can be enhanced or assisted by the
   State Legislature and any agency of New York State; and providing  for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A commission, to be known as the  Safe  and  Healthy  Homes
 Commission,  is  hereby  created  to evaluate how the administration and
 enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention  and  Building
 Code,  hereinafter referred to as the "Uniform Code", can be enhanced or
 assisted by the State Legislature and any agency of New York State.
   § 2. The commission shall be composed of  ten  members,  appointed  as
 follows:  two  members  shall  be appointed by the governor; two members
 shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; two members shall  be
 appointed  by  the minority leader of the assembly; two members shall be
 appointed by the temporary president of  the  senate;  and  two  members
 shall  be appointed by the minority leader of the senate. The commission
 shall be chaired by a person chosen by a  majority  vote  at  the  first
 meeting  of the commission. The vice-chairperson of the commission shall
 be appointed by the chairperson. Vacancies  in  the  membership  of  the
 commission  shall be filled in the manner provided for original appoint-
 ments.
   § 3. The commission shall be made up of at least one  member  with  an
 extensive  background  in  the  inspection of commercial and residential
 properties pursuant to the Uniform Code, at least  one  member  with  an
 extensive  background in fire prevention and safety, at least one attor-
 ney or retired judge with extensive experience in  the  adjudication  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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