Senate Bill S5422

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to modular construction work

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S5422 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2512
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §241-c, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10249
2019-2020: S5420, A2933
2021-2022: S4738, A2039

2023-S5422 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to modular construction work; provides that modular construction shall comply with any existing municipal licensing requirements for all electrical, plumbing, and fire suppression work.

2023-S5422 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5422
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  RAMOS, MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to modular construction work
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 241-c to
 read as follows:
   § 241-C. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS  SECTION  THE  FOLLOWING  TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CITY" SHALL MEAN A CITY WITH A
 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
   (B) "MODULAR UNIT" SHALL MEAN COMPONENT PARTS ASSEMBLED AT A  LOCATION
 OTHER  THAN  THE  CONSTRUCTION SITE WITHIN A CITY WHICH ARE TO BE TRANS-
 PORTED TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE FOR INSTALLATION AS PART OF  A  MANUFAC-
 TURED BUILDING.
   (C)  "COMPONENT  PARTS"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY SUB-SYSTEM, SUB-ASSEMBLY, OR
 OTHER SYSTEM OR FABRICATION DESIGNED FOR USE IN OR AS PART OF  A  STRUC-
 TURE  IN A CITY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE WOODWORK, CASES, CABINETS OR COUNTERS
 AND THE FABRICATION OF ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING,  HEATING,  COOLING,  VENTI-
 LATION,  FIRE  PROTECTION,  EXHAUST  DUCT  SYSTEMS, AND MECHANICAL INSU-
 LATION, OR OTHER SYSTEMS AFFECTING HEALTH AND SAFETY, DESIGNED AND ENGI-
 NEERED FOR INSTALLATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, OR RENOVATION OF  A
 MANUFACTURED BUILDING.
   (D)  "MANUFACTURED  BUILDING" SHALL MEAN A STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF ONE
 OR MORE TRANSPORTABLE MODULAR UNITS BUILT WITHIN A MANUFACTURING FACILI-
 TY OR FACILITIES, WHERE SUCH BUILDING IS DESIGNED TO BE GREATER THAN SIX
 STORIES IN HEIGHT.
   2. ENFORCEMENT. ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE BY THE  NEW  YORK
 CITY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS.
   3. OFF-SITE ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. ALL ELEC-
 TRICAL,  PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK DURING OFF-SITE ASSEMBLY OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03153-01-3
              

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