Assembly Actions -
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Feb 16, 2021 |
signed chap.47 |
Feb 12, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Feb 10, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Feb 08, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.66 substituted for a964 |
Jan 19, 2021 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 11, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.34 |
Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S881
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
2021-S881 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S881 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that in addition to any other applicable remedy or penalty, where a building has been altered in violation of any provision of the uniform code or any lawful order obtained thereunder, and such alteration impedes a person's egress from such building during a fire or other emergency evacuation, the owner of such building, and any builder, architect, contractor, subcontractor or construction superintendent, or agent thereof who has knowledge of such alteration, or an owner who reasonably should have had knowledge of such alteration based on either an inspection or repair of a leased premises with consent from the tenant, shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to seven thousand five hundred dollars.
2021-S881 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S881 Revised 1/11/2020 SPONSOR: BROOKS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code PURPOSE: This chapter amendment makes changes to the executive law as it relates to when building owners, architects, contractors, subcontractors, construction superintendents, or agents thereof will be liable building code violations. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The amendment adds that in addition to a building owner being liable for certain violations or obstructions, any architect, contractor, subcon- tractor, construction superintendent or agent thereof who has knowledge of a violation will also be liable, if they had an opportunity to
2021-S881 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 881 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BROOKS -- 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 violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 382 of the executive law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2020 amending the executive law relating to violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1714 and A. 3343, is amended to read as follows: 4. [Where] IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPLICABLE REMEDY OR PENALTY, WHERE a building has been altered in violation of any provision of the uniform code or any lawful order obtained thereunder, and such alter- ation impedes a person's egress from such building during a fire or other emergency evacuation, the owner of such building, AND ANY BUILDER, ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR, SUBCONTRACTOR OR CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT, OR AGENT THEREOF who has knowledge of such alteration, or OWNER WHO REASON- ABLY should have had knowledge of such alteration BASED ON EITHER AN INSPECTION OR REPAIR OF A LEASED PREMISES WITH CONSENT FROM THE TENANT, shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to seven thousand five hundred dollars. § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2020 amending the executive law relating to violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1714 and A. 3343, takes effect. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07171-01-1
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