Senate Bill S1939

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of state

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2023-S1939 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §381, add §381-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7287
2021-2022: S3606

2023-S1939 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the state code enforcement powers of the secretary of state by establishing a state code enforcement office headed by an ombudsperson.

2023-S1939 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1939
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BAILEY, SKOUFIS, HINCHEY, KAVANAGH, PARKER, RIVERA
   -- 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 increasing  the  state
   code enforcement powers of the secretary of state

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 1 of section 381 of  the  execu-
 tive  law,  as amended by chapter 560 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
 read as follows:
   b. THE ADEQUATE number [and] OF STAFF REQUIRED TO MEET  THE  NEEDS  OF
 THE  LOCALITY TO BE DETERMINED BY LOOKING AT FACTORS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, POPULATION AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA,
   B-1. THE qualifications of staff, including requirements that  inspec-
 tors be certified pursuant to this chapter,
   § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 4 of section 381 of the executive law,
 as  added by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, is amended and a new para-
 graph e is added to read as follows:
   c. [the] THE secretary may designate the county in  which  such  local
 government is located to administer and enforce the uniform code in such
 local  government.  In  the  case of such designation, the provisions of
 subdivision five of this section shall apply.
   E. THE SECRETARY MAY  PLACE  AN  OVERSIGHT  OFFICIAL  WITHIN  A  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT  TO  MONITOR AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE MINIMUM STANDARDS
 FOR ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE UNIFORM CODE.   THE  OVERSIGHT
 OFFICIAL  SHALL BE A STATE OFFICER WITH EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN CODE
 ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY  TO  BE
 APPROPRIATE  FOR  THE  POSITION.  THE PLACEMENT OF AN OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL
 SHALL BE FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO ONE YEAR AND  EXTENDED  AS  NECESSARY  AS
 DETERMINED  BY  THE  SECRETARY. LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF SHALL COMPLY WITH
 ALL DIRECTIVES ISSUED  BY  THE  OVERSIGHT  OFFICIAL.    OVERSIGHT  SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05121-01-3
              

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