A05847 Summary:

BILL NOA05847A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S05041-A
 
SPONSORSweeney (MS)
 
COSPNSRZebrowski, Millman, Galef, Colton, Jaffee, Roberts, Hooper, Schimel, Brindisi, McDonald
 
MLTSPNSRAbinanti, Cook, Crespo, Gottfried, Magee, Markey, Robinson, Schimminger, Thiele, Titone, Weisenberg
 
Amd S382, Exec L
 
Relates to violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code.
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A05847 Actions:

BILL NOA05847A
 
03/07/2013referred to governmental operations
05/13/2013amend and recommit to governmental operations
05/13/2013print number 5847a
05/30/2013reported referred to codes
06/10/2013reported referred to rules
06/12/2013reported
06/12/2013rules report cal.226
06/12/2013ordered to third reading rules cal.226
06/17/2013passed assembly
06/17/2013delivered to senate
06/17/2013REFERRED TO RULES
01/08/2014DIED IN SENATE
01/08/2014RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/08/2014ordered to third reading cal.275
01/28/2014passed assembly
01/28/2014delivered to senate
01/28/2014REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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A05847 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A5847A
 
SPONSOR: Sweeney (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to violations of the uniform fire prevention and building code   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To subject persons who own buildings to a civil penalty if a building is constructed or used in violation of the uniform fire prevention and building code in a manner that impedes egress during afire or other emergency evacuation.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the executive law to impose a civil penalty of up to seven thousand five hundred dollars when the construction or use of a building impedes egress from the building during a fire or other emergency evacuation.   EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER: Adds a new subdi- vision to Section 382 of the executive law.   JUSTIFICATION: In recent years, there has been a proliferation of buildings that have been altered or otherwise used in a manner that violates the uniform fire prevention and building code in a manner that impedes egress during a fire or other emergency. In many instances, these unsafe conditions have resulted in the loss of life to tenants and other occupants of these buildings. In at least one instance, firefight- ers became trapped in a burning building when partitions were installed to create additional living quarters without regard to fire codes. This bill seeks to enhance penalties that may be imposed for creating these unsafe conditions,   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A. 10106 of 2012 - Referred to Government Operations.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: None   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A05847 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         5847--A
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      March 7, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SWEENEY,  ZEBROWSKI, MILLMAN, GALEF, COLTON,
          JAFFEE, ROBERTS, HOOPER, SCHIMEL, BRINDISI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
          of A. ABINANTI, COOK,  CRESPO,  GOTTFRIED,  MAGEE,  MARKEY,  ROBINSON,
          SCHIMMINGER,  THIELE,  TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill

          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to violations of the
          uniform fire prevention and building code
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Section 382 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 4 to read as follows:
     3    4.  Where a building has been altered in violation of any provision of
     4  the uniform code or any  lawful  order  obtained  thereunder,  and  such
     5  alteration impedes a person's egress from such building during a fire or
     6  other emergency evacuation, the owner of such building who has knowledge
     7  of such alteration or should have had knowledge of such alteration shall

     8  be  subject  to  a  civil  penalty  of up to seven thousand five hundred
     9  dollars.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09561-04-3
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