Assembly Bill A6450

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting localities to issue building permits based on certain professional certifications

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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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2021-A6450 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §125, Gen Muni L

2021-A6450 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes localities to establish a program to allow the issuance of building permits based on certain professional certifications.

2021-A6450 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6450
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. STERN, THIELE, BROWN, GRIFFIN, DeSTEFANO, SMUL-
   LEN, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LEMONDES -- read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to a program
   allowing the issuance of building permits  based  on  certain  profes-
   sional certifications
 
   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. (A) 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  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 AND IS IN COMPLIANCE  WITH
 ALL LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08540-02-1

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