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A02477 Summary:

A02477 Actions:

A02477 Committee Votes:

Committee:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT   Chair:Bronson      
DATE:05/23/2023AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Codes        
Bronson
Aye
Friend
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Lemondes
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Brown
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Beephan
Aye
Jones
Aye
Maher
Aye
Stern
Aye
Novakhov
Aye
Buttenschon
Aye
Pirozzolo
Excused
Darling
Aye
Fahy
Aye
Burke
Aye
Lunsford
Aye
Sillitti
Aye
Tapia
Aye
Lucas
Aye
Cunningham
Aye
Simone
Aye
Zaccaro
Aye

Committee:CODES   Chair:Dinowitz      
DATE:05/31/2023AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Dinowitz
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Cook
Aye
Mikulin
Aye
O'Donnell
Excused
Tannousis
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Curran
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Angelino
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Flood
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Walker
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Simon
Aye
Epstein
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:06/01/2023AYE/NAY:30/0  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
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye

A02477 Floor Votes:

A02477 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2477
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 26, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Economic Development
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to fines for false
          alarms by an alarm system
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  69-l  of  the general business law is amended by
     2  adding four new subdivisions 6, 7, 8 and 9 to read as follows:
     3    6. "Alarm system" means a system installed to detect intrusion, break-
     4  in, movement, sound or fire.
     5    7. "False alarm" means the activation of any alarm system that results
     6  in a request for police  or  fire  or  other  emergency  for  which  the
     7  responding  public safety agency finds no evidence of criminal activity,
     8  fire, or emergency.
     9    8. "Municipality" means a county, town, city or village.
    10    9. "Alarm system company" means a company licensed to  engage  in  the
    11  business of installing, servicing, or maintaining security or fire alarm
    12  systems pursuant to this article.
    13    §  2.  The  general  business  law  is amended by adding a new section
    14  69-vvv to read as follows:
    15    § 69-vvv. Fines for  false  alarms.  1.    Notwithstanding  any  other
    16  provision  of  law, a municipality may enact, adopt or enforce any ordi-
    17  nance, resolution or regulation requiring any alarm  system  company  to
    18  pay  for  or be responsible for any fines, fees or other penalties rela-
    19  tive to false alarms only when the false alarm is attributed to a  defi-
    20  ciency  in  the  alarm system or an error of the alarm system company or
    21  central station.  Nothing in this section shall prevent  a  municipality
    22  from  imposing  any  fine, fee or other penalties for a false alarm when
    23  such false alarm is attributable to, or caused by, the  property  owner,
    24  lessee, occupant or other person or persons.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01721-01-3
        A. 2477                             2
 
     1    2. An alarm company operator or an alarm agent shall not be liable for
     2  civil  penalties  and  fines  assessed  or imposed by a municipality for
     3  false alarms not attributed to alarm company  operator  error,  improper
     4  installation  of  the alarm system by an alarm agent or an alarm company
     5  operator, defective equipment provided or installed by an alarm agent or
     6  an alarm company operator, defective equipment leased by an alarm compa-
     7  ny  operator,  or  equipment that was not deficient upon installation or
     8  provision for use to the end-user but resulted in a  deficiency  due  to
     9  normal wear and tear.
    10    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.