Senate Bill S240B

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires owners and agents of multiple residences and multiple dwellings to provide names and contact information of residents to emergency personnel

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-S240 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10286
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Multiple Residence Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16, Mult Res L; add §15, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6918
2023-2024: S2294, A2134

2021-S240 - Summary

Requires owners and agents of multiple residences and multiple dwellings to provide names and contact information of residents to emergency personnel upon the request of such personnel, where the physical safety of such residents must be accounted for by ascertaining their whereabouts.

2021-S240 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S240 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    240
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the multiple residence law and the multiple dwelling
   law, in relation to requiring owners and agents of multiple residences
   and multiple dwellings to provide names  and  contact  information  of
   residents to emergency personnel
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The multiple residence law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 16 to read as follows:
   §  16.  MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE  EMERGENCY  INFORMATION. IN THE CASE OF AN
 EMERGENCY AFFECTING A MULTIPLE RESIDENCE, THE OWNER  OR  AGENT  OF  SUCH
 MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE SHALL PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE NAMES AND
 CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL  AFFECTED  RESIDENTS  OR  OCCUPANTS  OF  SUCH
 MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE AS IS REQUIRED TO ASCERTAIN THE SAFETY OF SUCH RESI-
 DENTS OR OCCUPANTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN EMERGENCY SHALL
 INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO  FIRES,  GAS  LEAKS,  BUILDING  COLLAPSES,
 NATURAL DISASTERS, ACTS OF TERRORISM AND OTHER EVENTS WHERE THE PHYSICAL
 SAFETY  OF  RESIDENTS MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY ASCERTAINING THEIR WHERE-
 ABOUTS.
   § 2. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new  section  15
 to read as follows:
   § 15. MULTIPLE DWELLING EMERGENCY INFORMATION. IN THE CASE OF AN EMER-
 GENCY AFFECTING A MULTIPLE DWELLING, THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH MULTIPLE
 DWELLING  SHALL  PROVIDE  EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE NAMES AND CONTACT
 INFORMATION OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS  OR  OCCUPANTS  OF  SUCH  MULTIPLE
 DWELLING  AS  IS  REQUIRED  TO ASCERTAIN THE SAFETY OF SUCH RESIDENTS OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2021-S240A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10286
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Multiple Residence Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16, Mult Res L; add §15, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6918
2023-2024: S2294, A2134

2021-S240A - Summary

Requires owners and agents of multiple residences and multiple dwellings to provide names and contact information of residents to emergency personnel upon the request of such personnel, where the physical safety of such residents must be accounted for by ascertaining their whereabouts.

2021-S240A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S240A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  240--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community  Development  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Housing,
   Construction and Community Development in accordance with Senate  Rule
   6,  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the multiple residence law  and  the  multiple  dwelling
   law, in relation to requiring owners and agents of multiple residences
   and  multiple  dwellings  to  provide names and contact information of
   residents to emergency personnel
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  multiple  residence  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 16 to read as follows:
   § 16. MULTIPLE RESIDENCE EMERGENCY INFORMATION. 1.  IN THE CASE OF  AN
 EMERGENCY  AFFECTING  A  MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE, THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH
 MULTIPLE RESIDENCE SHALL PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL,  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE NAMES AND
 CONTACT  INFORMATION  OF  ALL  AFFECTED  RESIDENTS  OR OCCUPANTS OF SUCH
 MULTIPLE RESIDENCE AS IS REQUIRED TO ASCERTAIN THE SAFETY OF SUCH  RESI-
 DENTS OR OCCUPANTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN EMERGENCY SHALL
 INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO FIRES, GAS LEAKS, BUILDING COLLAPSES,
 NATURAL DISASTERS, ACTS OF TERRORISM AND OTHER EVENTS WHERE THE PHYSICAL
 SAFETY OF RESIDENTS MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR BY ASCERTAINING  THEIR  WHERE-
 ABOUTS.
   2. THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH MULTIPLE RESIDENCE SHALL ANNUALLY UPDATE
 THE  LIST  OF NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS OR
 OCCUPANTS OF SUCH MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE.  SPECIFIC  AND  INFORMED  WRITTEN
 CONSENT  SHALL  BE  OBTAINED BY THE OWNER OR AGENT OF THE MULTIPLE RESI-
 DENCE FROM EACH OCCUPANT OR RESIDENT EACH TIME THE LIST IS  UPDATED  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S240B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10286
Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Multiple Residence Law
Laws Affected:
Add §16, Mult Res L; add §15, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6918
2023-2024: S2294, A2134

2021-S240B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires owners and agents of multiple residences and multiple dwellings to provide names and contact information of residents to emergency personnel upon the request of such personnel, where the physical safety of such residents must be accounted for by ascertaining their whereabouts.

2021-S240B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S240B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  240--B
     Cal. No. 814
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community  Development  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Housing,
   Construction and Community Development in accordance with Senate  Rule
   6,  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported  favorably  from
   said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the multiple residence law  and  the  multiple  dwelling
   law, in relation to requiring owners and agents of multiple residences
   and  multiple  dwellings  to  provide names and contact information of
   residents to emergency personnel
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  multiple  residence  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 16 to read as follows:
   § 16. MULTIPLE RESIDENCE EMERGENCY INFORMATION. 1.  IN THE CASE OF  AN
 EMERGENCY  AFFECTING  A  MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE, THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH
 MULTIPLE RESIDENCE SHALL PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL,  UPON  THE
 REQUEST  OF  SUCH EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE NAMES AND CONTACT  INFOR-
 MATION  OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS OR OCCUPANTS AS LISTED IN THE LEASE OF
 SUCH MULTIPLE RESIDENCE AS IS REQUIRED TO ASCERTAIN THE SAFETY  OF  SUCH
 RESIDENTS  OR  OCCUPANTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AN EMERGENCY
 SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  FIRES,  GAS  LEAKS,  BUILDING
 COLLAPSES,  NATURAL  DISASTERS, ACTS OF TERRORISM AND OTHER EVENTS WHERE
 THE PHYSICAL SAFETY OF RESIDENTS MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR  BY  ASCERTAINING
 THEIR WHEREABOUTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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