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Senate Bill S9742

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the standards for openable windows in residential units

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2025-S9742 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8766
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30, Mult Dwell L

2025-S9742 - Summary

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

2025-S9742 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9742 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9742
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 2, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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

2025-S9742A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8766
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30, Mult Dwell L

2025-S9742A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2025-S9742A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9742A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9742--A
     Cal. No. 724
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 2, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 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 THIS CHAPTER, FOR NEWLY
 DEVELOPED RESIDENTIAL UNITS, INCLUDING THOSE CREATED THROUGH THE CONVER-
 SION  OF NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS TO RESIDENTIAL USE, ANY PROVISIONS OF
 THIS CHAPTER REQUIRING THAT WINDOWS BE OPENABLE SHALL BE  DEEMED  SATIS-
 FIED  IF THE UNIT COMPLIES WITH THE MECHANICAL VENTILATION STANDARDS SET
 FORTH BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING  AND  AIR-CONDI-
 TIONING  ENGINEERS  (ASHRAE)  IN  ASHRAE  STANDARD 62.1, VENTILATION AND
 ACCEPTABLE INDOOR AIR QUALITY, ASHRAE  STANDARD  62.2,  VENTILATION  AND
 ACCEPTABLE INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OR ANY SUCCESSOR
 STANDARD, AS AMENDED OR UPDATED.
   (B)  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PREVENT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR MUNI-
 CIPALITY WHERE THIS CHAPTER APPLIES FROM ENACTING OR ENFORCING ANY  LAW,
 CODE, OR ORDINANCE THAT IMPOSES OPENABLE WINDOW REQUIREMENTS ON RESIDEN-
 TIAL UNITS TO ENSURE PROPER EGRESS OR TO MEET FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD11799-02-6

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