Assembly Bill A5378

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires colleges and universities to construct and retrofit sprinkler systems in all dormitories

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  • 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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2017-A5378 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1423
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4901
2015-2016: S1036
2019-2020: A259
2021-2022: A875

2017-A5378 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges and universities to construct and retrofit sprinkler systems in all dormitories.

2017-A5378 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5378
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law,  in relation to requiring every
   college and university to install  and  retrofit  dormitory  buildings
   with sprinkler systems

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   17. STANDARDS FOR SPRINKLER  SYSTEMS  IN  ALL  COLLEGE  HOUSING.  EACH
 COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY  SHALL,  ON  OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 NINETEEN, CONSTRUCT OR RETROFIT A SYSTEM OF  PIPING  AND  APPURTENANCES,
 DESIGNED  AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS,
 IN ALL BUILDINGS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH  INSTITUTION  CONTAINING
 DORMITORY  FACILITIES  FOR  STUDENT  USE,  SO THAT HEAT FROM A FIRE WILL
 AUTOMATICALLY CAUSE WATER TO BE DISCHARGED OVER SUCH FIRE AREA TO EXTIN-
 GUISH IT OR PREVENT ITS FURTHER SPREAD.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00753-01-7

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