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S07731 Summary:

BILL NOS07731
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORGALLIVAN
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §378, Exec L
 
Provides that where the release mechanism of the self-closing and self-latching gate is located less than fifty-four inches above grade, such release mechanism shall be located within the enclosure a minimum of three inches below the top of the gate and the gate and enclosure shall have no opening greater than one-half inch within eighteen inches of the release mechanism when the gate is in the fully closed position.
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S07731 Actions:

BILL NOS07731
 
11/01/2023REFERRED TO RULES
01/03/2024REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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S07731 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          7731
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                    November 1, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to swimming  pool  enclo-
          sures
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 14 of section 378 of the  execu-
     2  tive  law,  as  separately amended by chapters 75 and 234 of the laws of
     3  2007, is amended to read as follows:
     4    a. gates required to be provided in a swimming pool enclosure shall be
     5  self-closing and self-latching [with the latch handle located within the
     6  enclosure and at least forty inches above grade], and shall be  securely
     7  locked  with  a key, combination or other child proof lock sufficient to
     8  prevent access to such swimming pool through such gate when  such  swim-
     9  ming  pool  is not in use or supervised.  Where the release mechanism of
    10  the self-closing and self-latching gate is located less than  fifty-four
    11  inches  above  grade,  the release mechanism shall be located within the
    12  enclosure a minimum of three inches below the top of the  gate  and  the
    13  gate  and  enclosure  shall  have  no opening greater than one-half inch
    14  within eighteen inches of the release mechanism when the gate is in  the
    15  fully closed position;
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13322-03-3
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