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Senate Bill S9108

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to building permits

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2019-S9108 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §125, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S1003
2023-2024: S5614
2025-2026: S7217

2019-S9108 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a city, town or village to establish a program whereby a building permit may be issued based upon certification by a registered architect or professional engineer.

2019-S9108 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S9108 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9108
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             November 30, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  municipal  law,  in  relation  to  building
   permits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 125 of the general municipal law, as added by chap-
 ter 439 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   § 125. Issuance of building permits. 1. No city, town or village shall
 issue a building permit without  obtaining  from  the  permit  applicant
 either:
   [1.]  (A)  proof  duly subscribed that workers' compensation insurance
 and disability benefits coverage issued by an  insurance  carrier  in  a
 form  satisfactory  to  the  chair of the workers' compensation board as
 provided for in section fifty-seven of the workers' compensation law  is
 effective; or
   [2.]  (B)  an  affidavit that such permit applicant has not engaged an
 employer or any employees as those terms are defined in section  two  of
 the  workers' compensation law to perform work relating to such building
 permit.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY A CITY,
 TOWN OR VILLAGE MAY ESTABLISH A PROGRAM WHEREBY A BUILDING PERMIT MAY BE
 ISSUED BASED UPON A CERTIFICATION BY A REGISTERED ARCHITECT LICENSED  TO
 PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSED TO
 PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT THE INTENDED WORK AS SET FORTH IN
 THE  BUILDING  PERMIT  APPLICATION MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFORM
 FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE A REQUIRE-
 MENT FOR A RANDOM AUDIT OF APPLICATIONS FOR A BUILDING PERMIT TO  ENSURE
 COMPLIANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD17326-01-0

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