Assembly Bill A6448

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the installation of automatic sprinkler systems and emergency fire escapes in certain multi-family dwellings

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A6448 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9434

2023-A6448 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the installation of automatic sprinkler systems and emergency fire escapes in multi-family dwellings over two stories.

2023-A6448 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6448
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. J. A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring the  instal-
   lation  of  automatic  sprinkler systems and emergency fire escapes in
   certain multi-family dwellings

   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 two
 new subdivisions 5-e and 5-f to read as follows:
   5-E. STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS REQUIR-
 ING THAT THE OWNER OF EVERY MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING WITH A HEIGHT OVER TWO
 STORIES, REGARDLESS OF AGE OR  HISTORIC  DESIGNATION  OF  THE  DWELLING,
 SHALL  HAVE  INSTALLED  IN  SUCH  DWELLING AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION
 SYSTEM ON EACH FLOOR LEVEL OF SUCH DWELLING IN WHICH PEOPLE RESIDE.
   5-F. STANDARDS FOR INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY  FIRE  ESCAPES  REQUIRING
 THAT  THE  OWNER  OF  EVERY MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING WITH A HEIGHT OVER TWO
 STORIES, REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OR HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF THE  DWELLING,
 SHALL  HAVE  INSTALLED IN SUCH DWELLING AN EMERGENCY FIRE ESCAPE ON EACH
 FLOOR LEVEL OF SUCH DWELLING, EXCLUDING THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  TERM  "EMERGENCY FIRE ESCAPE" MAY
 INCLUDE AN EXTERIOR STAIRWAY, A STANDARD FIRE ESCAPE, A ROLL  OUT  EMER-
 GENCY LADDER, OR ANY OTHER APPARATUS THE COUNCIL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10749-01-3

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