| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 07, 2026 |
referred to cities 1 |
Senate Bill S8688
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 30th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee
Actions
2025-S8688 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities 1
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §17-194.1, NYC Ad Cd
2025-S8688 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8688
SPONSOR: CLEARE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring notification of residents who are potentially
affected by a serious health threat to their water system
PURPOSE:
That legislation requires that, within the City of New York, where a
investigation indicates a serious health threat-such as Legionnaire's
Disease-timely notification be given to all potentially affected resi-
dents within 24 hours, including all adjacent buildings that share the
same underlying water system.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Requires that, within the City of New York, where a investigation indi-
cates a serious health threat-such as Legionnaire's Disease-timely
notification be given to all potentially affected residents within 24
2025-S8688 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8688
I N S E N A T E
January 7, 2026
___________
Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring notification of residents who are potentially
affected by a serious health threat to their water system
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 17-194.1 of the administrative code of the city of
New York is amended by adding a new subdivision n to read as follows:
N. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. IN ALL CASES WHERE THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTI-
GATION CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION E OF THIS SECTION INDICATE A
SERIOUS HEALTH THREAT, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY ALL POTENTIALLY
AFFECTED RESIDENTS WITHIN 24 HOURS, INCLUDING ALL ADJACENT BUILDINGS
THAT SHARE THE SAME UNDERLYING WATER SYSTEM.
§ 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.
LBD14373-01-6
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