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Assembly Bill A6953

Signed By Governor

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to residency exemption for plumbing inspectors in the city of Rochester

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2025-A6953 - Details

Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §48, Gen City L

2025-A6953 - Summary

Provides that in the city of Rochester plumbing inspectors shall be citizens and residents of the county in which the city is located.

2025-A6953 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6953
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to residency exemption
   for plumbing inspectors in the city of Rochester
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 48 of the general city law, as separately amended
 by chapters 173 and 279 of the laws of  2020,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 48. Inspectors; qualifications; notice. The local board of health or
 an  official  or board designated by local law of such city, as the case
 may be shall detail, designate or appoint an inspector or inspectors  of
 plumbing,  subject,  however,  to  the provisions or limitations of law,
 regulating the appointment of such inspectors by such board of health or
 an official or board designated by local law of such city.  All  inspec-
 tors  of  plumbing  who  are  detailed, designated or appointed shall be
 practical plumbers and shall not be engaged directly  or  indirectly  in
 the  business  of plumbing, during the period of their appointment. They
 shall be citizens and actual residents of the city  in  which  they  are
 appointed;  except  in  the  cities  of Cortland and Corning, where such
 inspectors shall be citizens and actual residents of the county or coun-
 ties wherein the city is situated, or in an abutting or adjacent county;
 EXCEPT IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, WHERE SUCH INSPECTORS SHALL BE CITIZENS
 AND ACTUAL RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY WHEREIN SUCH CITY IS SITUATED; except
 in the city of Watertown, where such inspectors shall  be  citizens  and
 actual  residents  of  the county wherein the city is situated except in
 the city of Middletown, where such  inspectors  shall  be  citizens  and
 actual residents of the county wherein the city is situated, or within a
 twenty-five  mile  radius  of  the  city  of  Middletown as long as such
 inspectors are citizens and actual residents of this  state;  except  in
 the city of Jamestown, where such inspectors shall be citizens and actu-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10325-01-5

2025-A6953A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §48, Gen City L

2025-A6953A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in the city of Rochester plumbing inspectors shall be citizens and residents of the county in which the city is located.

2025-A6953A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6953--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to residency exemption
   for plumbing inspectors in the city of Rochester

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 48 of the general city law, as separately amended
 by chapters 173 and 279 of the laws of  2020,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 48. Inspectors; qualifications; notice. The local board of health or
 an  official  or board designated by local law of such city, as the case
 may be shall detail, designate or appoint an inspector or inspectors  of
 plumbing,  subject,  however,  to  the provisions or limitations of law,
 regulating the appointment of such inspectors by such board of health or
 an official or board designated by local law of such city.  All  inspec-
 tors  of  plumbing  who  are  detailed, designated or appointed shall be
 practical plumbers and shall not be engaged directly  or  indirectly  in
 the  business  of plumbing, during the period of their appointment. They
 shall be citizens and actual residents of the city  in  which  they  are
 appointed;  except  in  the  cities  of Cortland and Corning, where such
 inspectors shall be citizens and actual residents of the county or coun-
 ties wherein the city is situated, or in an abutting or adjacent county;
 EXCEPT IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, WHERE SUCH INSPECTORS SHALL BE CITIZENS
 AND ACTUAL RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY WHEREIN THE CITY IS SITUATED;  except
 in  the  city  of Watertown, where such inspectors shall be citizens and
 actual residents of the county wherein the city is  situated  except  in
 the  city  of  Middletown,  where  such inspectors shall be citizens and
 actual residents of the county wherein the city is situated, or within a
 twenty-five mile radius of the  city  of  Middletown  as  long  as  such
 inspectors  are  citizens  and actual residents of this state; except in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10325-02-5

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