Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 18, 2025 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A6962
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SANTABARBARA
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Philip Ramos
Brian Manktelow
Karines Reyes
Nader Sayegh
2025-A6962 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §399-dd, Gen Bus L
2025-A6962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6962 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring all new and renovated playgrounds be accessible to all children THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "no child left out inclusive playgrounds act". § 2. Section 399-dd of the general business law, as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2006, and subdivision 2 as amended by section 38 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows: § 399-dd. Construction or installation of playground or playground equipment. 1. Definitions relative to playground safety. For the purposes of this section, the term "playground" means an improved area designed, equipped, and set aside for play of six or more children which is not intended for use as an athletic playing field or athletic court, and shall include any play equipment, surfacing, fencing, signs, inter- nal pathways, internal land forms, vegetation, and related structures. 2. The department of state, in consultation with the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, shall promulgate rules and regu- lations for the design, installation, inspection and maintenance of playgrounds and playground equipment. Those regulations shall substan- tially comply with the guidelines and criteria which are contained in the handbook for public playground safety produced by the United States consumer products safety commission or any successor AND THE PROVISIONS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. The rules and regulations shall include special provisions for playgrounds appropriate for chil- dren within the range of ages in day care settings. 3. (a) No person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity which constructs, assembles or installs a playground or playground equipment shall construct, assemble, or install in this state such playground or EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10673-01-5
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