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A02134 Summary:

A02134 Actions:

A02134 Committee Votes:

Committee:HOUSING   Chair:Rosenthal L      
DATE:05/16/2023AYE/NAY:19/7  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Rosenthal
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Cook
Aye
Byrnes
Nay
Kim
Aye
Brown K 
Aye
Walker
Excused
Gallahan
Nay
Joyner
Aye
Brown E 
Nay
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Brook-Krasny
Nay
Davila
Aye
Chang
Nay
Taylor
Aye
Novakhov
Nay
Epstein
Aye
Eichenstein
Excused
Meeks
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Rivera
Aye
Jackson
Aye
Kelles
Aye
Tapia
Aye
Lucas
Aye
Chandler-Waterm
Aye
Lee
Aye
Levenberg
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/17/2023AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Excused
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A02134 Floor Votes:

A02134 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2134--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 23, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee   on  Housing  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
        AN ACT to amend the multiple residence law  and  the  multiple  dwelling
          law, in relation to requiring owners and agents of multiple residences
          and  multiple  dwellings  to  provide names and contact information of
          residents to emergency personnel
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  The  multiple  residence  law  is amended by adding a new
     2  section 16 to read as follows:
     3    § 16. Multiple residence emergency information. 1.  In the case of  an
     4  emergency  affecting  a  multiple  residence, the owner or agent of such
     5  multiple residence shall provide emergency service personnel,  upon  the
     6  request  of  such emergency service personnel, including but not limited
     7  to local police and fire departments, with the names and contact  infor-
     8  mation  of all affected residents or occupants as listed in the lease of
     9  such multiple residence as is required to ascertain the safety  of  such
    10  residents  or  occupants. For the purposes of this section, an emergency
    11  shall  include  but  not  be  limited  to  fires,  gas  leaks,  building
    12  collapses,  natural  disasters, acts of terrorism and other events where
    13  the physical safety of residents must be accounted for  by  ascertaining
    14  their whereabouts.
    15    2. The owner or agent of such multiple residence shall update the list
    16  of  names and contact information of all affected residents or occupants
    17  of such multiple residence upon the execution  of  a  new  lease,  lease
    18  renewal  or lease amendment. Specific and informed written consent shall
    19  be obtained by the owner or agent of the multiple  residence  from  each
    20  occupant  or resident each time the list is updated and no occupant's or
    21  resident's name or contact information shall be included  in  such  list
    22  without  their  specific  and  informed  written consent. Written notice
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01438-02-3
        A. 2134--A                          2
 
     1  shall be provided to the occupant or resident about the contact list and
     2  shall include but not be limited to that such list is maintained by  the
     3  owner and the potential impact of opting-out.
     4    3. Such list of names and contact information shall only be maintained
     5  for  the  purpose  of  an  emergency evacuation and shall not be dissem-
     6  inated, used or accessed by  emergency  services  personnel  or  dissem-
     7  inated,  used  or  accessed by the owner or agent of such multiple resi-
     8  dence for any other purposes.
     9    § 2. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new  section  15
    10  to read as follows:
    11    §  15.  Multiple dwelling emergency information. 1.  In the case of an
    12  emergency affecting a multiple dwelling, the  owner  or  agent  of  such
    13  multiple  dwelling  shall  provide emergency service personnel, upon the
    14  request of such emergency service personnel, including but  not  limited
    15  to  local police and fire departments, with the names and contact infor-
    16  mation of all affected residents or occupants as listed in the lease  of
    17  such  multiple  dwelling  as is required to ascertain the safety of such
    18  residents or occupants. For the purposes of this section,  an  emergency
    19  shall  include  but  not  be  limited  to  fires,  gas  leaks,  building
    20  collapses, natural disasters, acts of terrorism and other  events  where
    21  the  physical  safety of residents must be accounted for by ascertaining
    22  their whereabouts.
    23    2. The owner or agent of such multiple dwelling shall update the  list
    24  of  names and contact information of all affected residents or occupants
    25  of such multiple dwelling upon the  execution  of  a  new  lease,  lease
    26  renewal or lease amendment.  Specific and informed written consent shall
    27  be  obtained  by  the  owner or agent of the multiple dwelling from each
    28  occupant or resident each time the list is updated and no occupant's  or
    29  resident's  name  or  contact information shall be included in such list
    30  without their specific and  informed  written  consent.  Written  notice
    31  shall be provided to the occupant or resident about the contact list and
    32  shall  include but not be limited to that such list is maintained by the
    33  owner and the potential impact of opting-out.
    34    3. Such list of names and contact information shall only be maintained
    35  for the purpose of an emergency evacuation  and  shall  not  be  dissem-
    36  inated,  used  or  accessed  by  emergency services personnel or dissem-
    37  inated, used or accessed by the owner or agent of such multiple dwelling
    38  for any other purposes.
    39    § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    40  have become a law.