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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 11, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S1886
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2017-S1886 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1886 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1886 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring interconnectable smoke detecting devices to be installed in certain residential buildings PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to require the installation and replacement of non-interconnectable smoke alarms with inter connectable smoke alarms by January 1, 2025, in certain residential buildings SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would require that every one or two-family dwelling has an operable interconnectable smoke detecting device installed. This bill would also define "interconnectable smoke detecting device" or "interconnectable smoke detecting alarm device" as a battery operated or hard-wired smoke detecting alarm that communicates with other such devices so that when one such device gives warnings the other inter connectable smoke detecting alarm devices will also give warnings This act shall take effect on January 1, 2028; provided, however, that
2017-S1886 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1886 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring intercon- nectable smoke detecting devices to be installed in certain residen- tial buildings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Kerry Rose Fitzsimons fire safety act". § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-b of section 378 of the executive law, as separately amended by chapters 96 and 506 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows: a. every one or two-family dwelling [or any] SHALL HAVE INSTALLED AN OPERABLE INTERCONNECTABLE SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE OR DEVICES. ANY dwell- ing accommodation located in a building owned as a condominium or coop- erative in the state used as a residence shall have installed an opera- ble single station smoke detecting alarm device or devices, § 3. Section 372 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows: 20. "INTERCONNECTABLE SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE" OR "INTERCONNECTABLE SMOKE DETECTING ALARM DEVICE" MEANS A BATTERY OPERATED OR HARD-WIRED SMOKE DETECTING ALARM DEVICE THAT COMMUNICATES WITH OTHER SUCH DEVICES SO THAT WHEN ONE SUCH DEVICE GIVE WARNINGS THE OTHER INTERCONNECTABLE SMOKE DETECTING ALARM DEVICES WILL ALSO GIVE WARNINGS. § 4. This act shall take effect January 1, 2028; provided, however, that effective immediately, the addition and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01212-01-7
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