Senate Bill S4008A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of the water-based fire protection licensure act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • 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-S4008 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3272
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 35-G §§759-g - 759-x, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5804, A7510
2023-2024: S3295, A3389

2021-S4008 - Summary

Establishes the water-based fire protection licensure act, setting forth licensure requirements for contractors engaged in the business of the layout, installing, repairing, inspecting, testing, or maintaining of water-based fire protection systems and components.

2021-S4008 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4008 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4008
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  establishment
   of  the  water-based  fire protection licensure act, and providing for
   the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "water-
 based fire protection licensure act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. It is declared that there exists and  may  in
 the  future  exist  within  the state of New York locations where water-
 based fire protection systems are installed  and  improper  installation
 and  improper  inspection,  testing,  and  maintenance  of existing fire
 protection systems may adversely affect the public  health,  safety  and
 general welfare. It is further acknowledged that fire protection systems
 are  critical  life  and  property safety systems and such systems whose
 layout,  installing,  repairing,  inspecting,  testing,  or  maintenance
 require  specialized  knowledge and experience. Therefore the purpose of
 this act is to protect, promote and preserve the public  health,  safety
 and general welfare by providing for the establishment of minimum stand-
 ards  for  licensure  of water-based fire protection system installation
 and inspecting contractors as well as  designating  and  utilization  of
 responsible managing employees as qualifiers of said license with estab-
 lishment  of  penalties  for  improper  layout,  installing,  repairing,
 inspecting, testing,  or  maintaining  of  water-based  fire  protection
 systems  and  prohibit  unlicensed activities. Furnishing and installing
 underground  water-supply  and  one-family  and  two-family  residential
 systems,  unless  a residential system in a "group home" are exempt from
 this act.
   § 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new article  35-G
 to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S4008A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3272
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 35-G §§759-g - 759-x, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5804, A7510
2023-2024: S3295, A3389

2021-S4008A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the water-based fire protection licensure act, setting forth licensure requirements for contractors engaged in the business of the layout, installing, repairing, inspecting, testing, or maintaining of water-based fire protection systems and components.

2021-S4008A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4008A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4008--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  establishment
   of  the  water-based  fire protection licensure act, and providing for
   the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "water-
 based fire protection licensure act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. It is declared that there exists and  may  in
 the  future  exist  within  the state of New York locations where water-
 based fire protection systems are installed  and  improper  installation
 and  improper  inspection,  testing,  and  maintenance  of existing fire
 protection systems may adversely affect the public  health,  safety  and
 general welfare. It is further acknowledged that fire protection systems
 are  critical  life  and  property safety systems and such systems whose
 layout,  installing,  repairing,  inspecting,  testing,  or  maintenance
 require  specialized  knowledge and experience. Therefore the purpose of
 this act is to protect, promote and preserve the public  health,  safety
 and general welfare by providing for the establishment of minimum stand-
 ards  for  licensure  of water-based fire protection system installation
 and inspecting contractors as well as  designating  and  utilization  of
 responsible managing employees as qualifiers of said license with estab-
 lishment  of  penalties  for  improper  layout,  installing,  repairing,
 inspecting, testing,  or  maintaining  of  water-based  fire  protection
 systems  and  prohibit  unlicensed activities. Furnishing and installing
 underground  water-supply  and  one-family  and  two-family  residential
 systems,  unless  a residential system in a "group home" are exempt from
 this act.

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

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