Assembly Bill A8483

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes standards for the evacuation of individuals with disabilities from high-rise buildings during an emergency

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Current Bill Status Via S8028 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-A8483 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8028
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L; amd §2, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.264-A & A.6291-A)

2023-A8483 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes standards for the evacuation of individuals with disabilities from high-rise buildings during an emergency; provides factors to be considered in the development of such standards.

2023-A8483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8483
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 4, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on People with Disabilities
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing standards
   for the evacuation of individuals  with  disabilities  from  high-rise
   buildings  during  an emergency; and to amend a chapter of the laws of
   2023 amending the executive law relating to standards for establishing
   and maintaining an emergency  evacuation  plan  for  individuals  with
   disabilities, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 264-A and A.
   6291-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3-a of section 378 of  the  executive  law,  as
 added by a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the executive law relat-
 ing  to  standards  for establishing and maintaining an emergency evacu-
 ation plan for individuals with disabilities, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 264-A and A. 6291-A, is amended to read as follows:
   3-a. a. Standards for emergency planning and  preparedness  for  high-
 rise  buildings  [to ensure emergency evacuation drills, fire safety and
 emergency evacuation plans, employee training and  response  procedures,
 hazard  communication,  and  use  and  occupancy-related standards] THAT
 address the needs of individuals with disabilities which shall be devel-
 oped in consultation with ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF INDI-
 VIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO BE IDENTIFIED BY the [independent agency as
 described in subdivision (b) of section five hundred fifty-eight of this
 chapter] DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  OFFICE  OF  THE
 CHIEF DISABILITY OFFICER.
   b.  The  [following  elements]  STANDARDS  TO  BE  DEVELOPED shall [be
 included in each emergency evacuation plan] CONSIDER BUT NOT BE  LIMITED
 TO:
   (i) procedures for evacuating individuals with disabilities;
   (ii)  IF  IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE FIRE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY EVACUATION
 PLAN THAT THE OWNER OR THE OWNER'S AGENT SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN TO
 INCLUDE a list of NAMES AND ROOM NUMBERS FOR individuals with  disabili-
 ties who have AFFIRMATIVELY notified the owner or the owner's agent that
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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