Senate Bill S8078

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the standards for openable windows in residential units

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S8078 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30, Mult Dwell L

2025-S8078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires openable windows in residential units to comply with certain mechanical ventilation standards.

2025-S8078 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8078
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- 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 dwelling law, in relation to the  standards
   for openable windows in residential units

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 30 of the  multiple  dwelling  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, FOR NEWLY DEVEL-
 OPED RESIDENTIAL UNITS, INCLUDING THOSE CREATED THROUGH  THE  CONVERSION
 OF  NON-RESIDENTIAL  BUILDINGS  TO  RESIDENTIAL USE, THE REQUIREMENT FOR
 OPENABLE WINDOWS SHALL BE DEEMED SATISFIED IF THE UNIT COMPLIES WITH THE
 MECHANICAL VENTILATION STANDARDS SET  FORTH  IN  ASHRAE  STANDARD  62.1,
 "VENTILATION FOR ACCEPTABLE INDOOR AIR QUALITY", OR ANY SUCCESSOR STAND-
 ARD,  AS AMENDED OR UPDATED. SUCH STANDARDS MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE INDOOR
 AIR QUALITY  AND  AIRFLOW  THROUGH  MECHANICAL  VENTILATION  SYSTEMS  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASHRAE REQUIREMENTS.
   (B)  NO  LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  OR MUNICIPALITY SHALL ENACT OR ENFORCE ANY
 LAW, CODE, OR ORDINANCE THAT IMPOSES  OPENABLE  WINDOW  REQUIREMENTS  ON
 RESIDENTIAL UNITS DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VENTILATION STANDARDS
 OUTLINED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11799-01-5

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