NY State Senate Bill 2019-S5587

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

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Jan 08, 2020	referred to housing, construction and community development
May 08, 2019	referred to housing, construction and community development

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

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5587

SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act establishing the Safe and Healthy Homes Commis-
sion 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

 
PURPOSE:

To establish a state commission to evaluate the administration and
enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code and whether the State Legislature or any agency of the state can
enhance or assist said enforcement and administration

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Establishes the Safe and Healthy Homes Commission and states
the mandate for the Commission

Section 2: States that the Commission shall be composed of 10 members
and provides a process for appointing members and selecting a chair and
a vice-chair.

Section 3: Requires specific qualifications for four of the 10 members.

Section 4: States that members of the Commission shall receive no
compensation for their services. Defines powers of the Commission.

Section 5: Further outlines the Commission's powers.

Section 6: Mandates that the Commission shall report its findings,
conclusions, and recommendations to the governor and the legislature no
later than one year after the effective date of this act.

Section 7: Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, municipalities across New York State are struggling to
adequately enforce the Uniform Code and individuals are living in struc-
turally unsafe homes. Lack of accountability and oversight, insufficient
funding, and minimal public awareness regarding tenant rights hinder the
effectiveness of enforcing the Uniform Code. With an emphasis on public
safety, the Safe and Healthy Homes Commission will be able to study the
difficulties in administering and enforcing the Uniform Code as well as
determine any legislative or regulatory recommendations for further
action. This bill would allow the Commission to conduct a statewide
evaluation into the efficiency and effectiveness of the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code ("Uniform Code"), with the end
goal of ensuring that every New York resident is confident that their
home is structurally safe and that every first responder can safely and
efficiently complete their efforts.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed two years after such date.

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.

                                                            LBD11561-01-9

 S. 5587                             2
 
 code  violations,  and at least one engineer who specializes in building
 safety.
   §  4.  The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.   To the  maximum
 extent feasible, the commission shall be entitled to request and receive
 and  shall  utilize and be provided with such facilities, resources, and
 data of any court, department, division, board, bureau,  commission,  or
 agency  of  the  state  or any political subdivision thereof as it deems
 necessary or desirable to carry out properly its powers and duties here-
 under.
   § 5. For the accomplishment of its purposes, the commission  shall  be
 authorized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
 analyses  it  may deem relevant in cooperation with or by agreement with
 any other public or private agency. The commission shall meet  and  hold
 public  hearings  or  private  meetings within or without the state, and
 shall have all the powers of a legislative  committee  pursuant  to  the
 legislative law.
   §  6. The commission shall report its findings, conclusions and recom-
 mendations to the governor and the legislature no later  than  one  year
 after the effective date of this act.
   §  7.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed two years after such date.

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

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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James Skoufis

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

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Details

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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