Senate Bill S2873

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to application of the state uniform fire prevention and building code and relevant local building and fire regulations to certain premises

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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-S2873 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §383, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5666
2011-2012: S2213
2013-2014: S2747
2015-2016: S1059
2017-2018: S811
2019-2020: S5838
2023-2024: S622

2021-S2873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to application of the state uniform fire prevention and building code and relevant local building and fire regulations; directs OGS to implement a phase-in of compliance.

2021-S2873 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2873
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 executive law, in relation to application of the
   state uniform fire prevention and building  code  and  relevant  local
   building and fire regulations to certain premises
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 383 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE  BUILDING
 AND FIRE REGULATIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE IN ANY VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, OR
 COUNTY  WITHIN  THE  STATE  SHALL  APPLY TO ALL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
 OWNED BY OR IN WHICH SPACE IS  LEASED  BY  STATE  AGENCIES  AND  COVERED
 AUTHORITIES,  AS  SUCH  TERMS  ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO-A OF THE STATE
 FINANCE LAW, IN SUCH VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, OR COUNTY IRRESPECTIVE OF WHEN
 SUCH BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES WERE  BUILT OR PUT INTO SERVICE.   FOR  THE
 PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BUILDING AND FIRE REGULATIONS GENERALLY
 APPLICABLE  SHALL  MEAN THE RELEVANT LOCAL BUILDING AND FIRE REGULATIONS
 ENACTED OR ADOPTED BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT ARE IN EFFECT PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH  C OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION OR SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE OR, WHERE NO SUCH LOCAL BUILDING  AND  FIRE
 REGULATIONS  ARE IN EFFECT, THE CODE.  EXISTING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
 CONSTRUCTED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
 SUBJECT TO THE BUILDING AND FIRE REGULATIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE PURSU-
 ANT  TO A STAGED PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, WHICH
 MAY PROVIDE FOR COMPLIANCE OVER A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, OR
 IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL DETERMINE THAT THERE ARE REASONS
 REQUIRING DELAY, NOT MORE THAN TEN YEARS, UNLESS SUCH BUILDING OR STRUC-
 TURE IS ALTERED, IN WHICH CASE THE BUILDING AND FIRE REGULATIONS  GENER-
 ALLY  APPLICABLE  SHALL  IMMEDIATELY  APPLY  TO  ALL ALTERATIONS TO SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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