NY State Senate Bill S2294A

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 22, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.367 substituted for s2294a
May 22, 2023	substituted by a2134a
May 16, 2023	amended on third reading 2294a
Feb 27, 2023	advanced to third reading
Feb 15, 2023	2nd report cal.
Feb 14, 2023	1st report cal.367
Jan 19, 2023	referred to housing, construction and community development

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S2294 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2134
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
2021-2022: S240, A10286

S2294 - 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.

S2294 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2294

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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 resi-
dents to emergency personnel

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that emergency services are able
to determine the safety of the residents of a building after a fire.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the multiple residence law by adding a new section 16,
which provides for owners or agents of multiple residences to provide
emergency personnel names and contact information of affected residents
in the case of an emergency.

Section 2 amends the multiple dwelling law by adding a new section 15,
which provides for owners or agents of multiple dwelling to provide
emergency personnel names and contact information of affected residents
in the case of an emergency.

Section 3 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On August 11, 2019, a fire in a Yonkers Apartment building displaced
eighty-six people displaced from their homes. The fire caused excessive
damage to the five-story building and took 60 firefighters.  Luckily, no
one was injured by the fire but during the blaze emergency responders
were unable to determine who was safely out of the building. When emer-
gency personnel contacted the building ownership to determine if every-
one was safely evacuated, it was difficult to get a list of who was
living in the building and their contact.

In the case of an emergency, first responders are best equipped to do
their job and prevent the loss of life when they are fully informed.
When triaging an emergency preventing the loss of life or injury is
critical but when the information required to do so is withheld this
task in even more difficult.

This bill seeks to help preserve the life and health of residents of
multiple dwelling/residence building by enabling emergency personnel to
have access to the information they need.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021/22: S240B (Mayer) / A10286 (Dinowitz): referred to Housing,
Construction and Community Development; advanced to third reading;
passed Senate

2019/20: S6918 (Mayer) referred to Rules (2019); referred to Housing,
Construction, and Community Development (2020)

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2294 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2294
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAYER, SEPULVEDA -- 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. 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.
   2. THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH MULTIPLE RESIDENCE SHALL UPDATE THE LIST
 OF NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS OR  OCCUPANTS
 OF  SUCH  MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE  UPON  THE EXECUTION OF A NEW LEASE, LEASE
 RENEWAL OR LEASE AMENDMENT. SPECIFIC AND INFORMED WRITTEN CONSENT  SHALL
 BE  OBTAINED  BY  THE OWNER OR AGENT OF THE MULTIPLE RESIDENCE FROM EACH
 OCCUPANT OR RESIDENT EACH TIME THE LIST IS UPDATED AND NO OCCUPANT'S  OR
 RESIDENT'S  NAME  OR  CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN SUCH LIST
 WITHOUT THEIR SPECIFIC AND  INFORMED  WRITTEN  CONSENT.  WRITTEN  NOTICE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01438-01-3

 S. 2294                             2
 
 SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE OCCUPANT OR RESIDENT ABOUT THE CONTACT LIST AND
 SHALL  INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THAT SUCH LIST IS MAINTAINED BY THE
 OWNER AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF OPTING-OUT.
   3. SUCH LIST OF NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL ONLY BE MAINTAINED
 FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  AN  EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND SHALL NOT BE DISSEM-
 INATED, USED OR ACCESSED BY EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL FOR  ANY  OTHER
 PURPOSES.
   §  2.  The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new section 15
 to read as follows:
   § 15. MULTIPLE DWELLING EMERGENCY INFORMATION. 1.  IN THE CASE  OF  AN
 EMERGENCY  AFFECTING  A  MULTIPLE  DWELLING,  THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH
 MULTIPLE DWELLING 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 DWELLING 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.
   2.  THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL UPDATE THE LIST
 OF NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS OR  OCCUPANTS
 OF  SUCH  MULTIPLE  DWELLING  UPON  THE  EXECUTION OF A NEW LEASE, LEASE
 RENEWAL OR LEASE AMENDMENT.  SPECIFIC AND INFORMED WRITTEN CONSENT SHALL
 BE OBTAINED BY THE OWNER OR AGENT OF THE  MULTIPLE  DWELLING  FROM  EACH
 OCCUPANT  OR RESIDENT EACH TIME THE LIST IS UPDATED AND NO OCCUPANT'S OR
 RESIDENT'S NAME OR CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED  IN  SUCH  LIST
 WITHOUT  THEIR  SPECIFIC  AND  INFORMED  WRITTEN CONSENT. WRITTEN NOTICE
 SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE OCCUPANT OR RESIDENT ABOUT THE CONTACT LIST AND
 SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THAT SUCH LIST IS MAINTAINED BY  THE
 OWNER AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF OPTING-OUT.
   3. SUCH LIST OF NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL ONLY BE MAINTAINED
 FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  AN  EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND SHALL NOT BE DISSEM-
 INATED, USED OR ACCESSED BY EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL FOR  ANY  OTHER
 PURPOSES.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

Co-Sponsors

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2134
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
2021-2022: S240, A10286

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S2294A

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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 resi-
dents to emergency personnel

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that emergency services are able
to ascertain the safety of the residents of a building in case of a fire
or other emergency.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the multiple residence law by adding a new section 16,
which directs owners or agents of multiple residences to provide emer-
gency personnel with the names and contact information of affected resi-
dents in the case of an emergency. Such names and contact information

shall not be disseminated, used or accessed for any other purposes.

Section 2 amends the multiple dwelling law by adding a new section 15,
which directs owners or agents of multiple dwellings to provide emergen-
cy personnel with the names and contact information of affected resi-
dents in the case of an emergency. Such names and contact information
shall not be disseminated, used or accessed for any other purposes.

Section 3 sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On August 11, 2019, a fire in a Yonkers apartment building displaced
eighty-six people from their homes. The fire caused excessive damage to
the five-story building. Sixty firefighters responded to the fire.
Fortunately, no one was injured but during the blaze emergency respon-
ders were unable to determine who was safely out of the building and who
might still be at risk. When emergency personnel contacted the building
owner to determine if everyone was safely evacuated, they had difficulty
obtaining a list with resident names and contact information.

In the case of an emergency, first responders are best equipped to
prevent the loss of life or injury when they are fully informed.

This bill seeks to preserve the life and health of residents of multiple
dwellings and multiple residences by providing emergency personnel with
the critical information they need to save lives during emergencies.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021/22: S240B (Mayer) / A10286 (Dinowitz): referred to Housing,
Construction and Community Development; advanced to third reading;
passed Senate

2019/20: S6918 (Mayer) referred to Rules (2019); referred to Housing,
Construction, and Community Development (2020)

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2294--A
     Cal. No. 367
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MAYER, JACKSON, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
   Construction and Community Development -- 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.
   2. THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH MULTIPLE RESIDENCE SHALL UPDATE THE LIST
 OF  NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS OR OCCUPANTS
 OF SUCH MULTIPLE RESIDENCE UPON THE EXECUTION  OF  A  NEW  LEASE,  LEASE
 RENEWAL  OR LEASE AMENDMENT. SPECIFIC AND INFORMED WRITTEN CONSENT SHALL
 BE OBTAINED BY THE OWNER OR AGENT OF THE MULTIPLE  RESIDENCE  FROM  EACH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD01438-03-3
 S. 2294--A                          2
 
 OCCUPANT  OR RESIDENT EACH TIME THE LIST IS UPDATED AND NO OCCUPANT'S OR
 RESIDENT'S NAME OR CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED  IN  SUCH  LIST
 WITHOUT  THEIR  SPECIFIC  AND  INFORMED  WRITTEN CONSENT. WRITTEN NOTICE
 SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE OCCUPANT OR RESIDENT ABOUT THE CONTACT LIST AND
 SHALL  INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THAT SUCH LIST IS MAINTAINED BY THE
 OWNER AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF OPTING-OUT.
   3. SUCH LIST OF NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL ONLY BE MAINTAINED
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE  DISSEM-
 INATED,  USED  OR  ACCESSED  BY  EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL OR DISSEM-
 INATED, USED OR ACCESSED BY THE OWNER OR AGENT OF  SUCH  MULTIPLE  RESI-
 DENCE FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES.
   §  2.  The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new section 15
 to read as follows:
   § 15. MULTIPLE DWELLING EMERGENCY INFORMATION. 1.  IN THE CASE  OF  AN
 EMERGENCY  AFFECTING  A  MULTIPLE  DWELLING,  THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH
 MULTIPLE DWELLING 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 DWELLING 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.
   2.  THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH MULTIPLE DWELLING SHALL UPDATE THE LIST
 OF NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF ALL AFFECTED RESIDENTS OR  OCCUPANTS
 OF  SUCH  MULTIPLE  DWELLING  UPON  THE  EXECUTION OF A NEW LEASE, LEASE
 RENEWAL OR LEASE AMENDMENT.  SPECIFIC AND INFORMED WRITTEN CONSENT SHALL
 BE OBTAINED BY THE OWNER OR AGENT OF THE  MULTIPLE  DWELLING  FROM  EACH
 OCCUPANT  OR RESIDENT EACH TIME THE LIST IS UPDATED AND NO OCCUPANT'S OR
 RESIDENT'S NAME OR CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED  IN  SUCH  LIST
 WITHOUT  THEIR  SPECIFIC  AND  INFORMED  WRITTEN CONSENT. WRITTEN NOTICE
 SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE OCCUPANT OR RESIDENT ABOUT THE CONTACT LIST AND
 SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THAT SUCH LIST IS MAINTAINED BY  THE
 OWNER AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF OPTING-OUT.
   3. SUCH LIST OF NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION SHALL ONLY BE MAINTAINED
 FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  AN  EMERGENCY EVACUATION AND SHALL NOT BE DISSEM-
 INATED, USED OR ACCESSED BY  EMERGENCY  SERVICES  PERSONNEL  OR  DISSEM-
 INATED, USED OR ACCESSED BY THE OWNER OR AGENT OF SUCH MULTIPLE DWELLING
 FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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Votes

May 22, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 22, 2023

Feb 14, 2023 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

Committee Vote: Feb 14, 2023

Bill Amendments

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S2294 - Details

S2294 - Summary

S2294 - Sponsor Memo

S2294 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Details

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Shelley B. Mayer

Current Bill Status Via A2134 - Passed Senate & Assembly

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Votes

May 22, 2023 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: May 22, 2023

Feb 14, 2023 - Housing, Construction and Community Development committee Vote

Committee Vote: Feb 14, 2023

Bill Amendments

Co-Sponsors

Robert Jackson

Luis R. Sepúlveda

S2294 - Details

S2294 - Summary

S2294 - Sponsor Memo

S2294 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

Robert Jackson

Luis R. Sepúlveda

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Details

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S2294A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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