Assembly Bill A7947

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to building permits

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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-A7947 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §125, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4202

2021-A7947 - 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.

2021-A7947 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7947
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general  municipal  law,  in  relation  to  building
   permits;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
   tion thereof
 
   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  IN A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE,
 NOT WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A CITY, 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 PROFES-
 SIONAL 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, EXCLUDING
 FIRE RELATED INSPECTIONS.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE A REQUIREMENT  FOR
 A  RANDOM  AUDIT OF APPLICATIONS FOR A BUILDING PERMIT TO ENSURE COMPLI-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A7947A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §125, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4202

2021-A7947A (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.

2021-A7947A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7947--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  STERN,  GRIFFIN, SILLITTI, K. BROWN, THIELE,
   RAMOS, JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local
   Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on  Local  Governments  in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  municipal law, in relation to building
   permits; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expira-
   tion thereof
 
   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 IN A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION TWO
 HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE, NOT WHOLLY CONTAINED WITHIN A CITY, MAY ESTAB-
 LISH 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

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03826-12-2
              

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