Assembly Bill A10538

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to a residency exemption for plumbing inspectors in the city of Tonawanda

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status Via S8378 - 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions
Votes

2019-A10538 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8378
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §48, Gen City L

2019-A10538 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a residency exemption for plumbing inspectors in the city of Tonawanda allowing for the designation or appointment of an inspector or inspectors of plumbing where such inspectors shall be citizens and actual residents of the county wherein the city is situated, or in an abutting or adjacent county.

2019-A10538 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10538
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 28, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Schimminger)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  city  law,  in relation to a residency
   exemption for plumbing inspectors in the city of Tonawanda
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 48 of the general city law, as amended by chapter
 585 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 48. Inspectors; qualifications; notice. The local board of health or
 an official or board designated by local law of such city, as  the  case
 may  be shall detail, designate or appoint an inspector or inspectors of
 plumbing, subject, however, to the provisions  or  limitations  of  law,
 regulating the appointment of such inspectors by such board of health or
 an  official  or board designated by local law of such city. All inspec-
 tors of plumbing who are detailed,  designated  or  appointed  shall  be
 practical  plumbers  and  shall not be engaged directly or indirectly in
 the business of plumbing, during the period of their  appointment.  They
 shall  be  citizens  and  actual residents of the city in which they are
 appointed; except in the cities of  Cortland  and  Corning,  where  such
 inspectors shall be citizens and actual residents of the county or coun-
 ties wherein the city is situated, or in an abutting or adjacent county;
 except in the city of Watertown, where such inspectors shall be citizens
 and  actual  residents of the county wherein the city is situated except
 in the city of Middletown, where such inspectors shall be  citizens  and
 actual residents of the county wherein the city is situated, or within a
 twenty-five  mile  radius  of  the  city  of  Middletown as long as such
 inspectors are citizens and actual residents of this  state;  EXCEPT  IN
 THE CITY OF TONAWANDA, WHERE SUCH INSPECTORS SHALL BE CITIZENS AND ACTU-
 AL  RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY WHEREIN THE CITY IS SITUATED, OR IN AN ABUT-
 TING OR ADJACENT COUNTY; except in any city with a  population  of  less
 than  twenty-five  thousand, where such inspectors shall be citizens and
 actual residents of the county or counties wherein the city is situated.
 Before entering upon the discharge of their duties  as  such  inspectors
 they  shall  each be required to obtain a certificate of competency from
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.