Senate Bill S1286

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a stop work order

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee

  • 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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2025-S1286 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §28-207.2.6, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6443
2019-2020: S1078
2021-2022: S207
2023-2024: S928

2025-S1286 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a stop work order; increases fines from $6,000 to $10,000 for initial violation and $12,000 to $20,000 for subsequent violations.

2025-S1286 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1286 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1286
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PERSAUD, ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a
   stop work order

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 28-207.2.6 of the administrative code of  the  city
 of  New  York, as amended by section 2 of part A of local law number 126
 of the city of New York for  the  year  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  28-207.2.6  Penalties. In addition to the penalties provided for in
 this chapter, any person who fails to comply  with  a  stop  work  order
 shall  be  liable  for a civil penalty in the amount of [$6,000] $10,000
 for the initial violation and [$12,000]  $20,000  for  every  subsequent
 violation,  to  be paid to the department prior to the rescission of the
 stop work order; provided, however, this shall not  apply  to  any  work
 performed  to  remedy  an unsafe or hazardous condition as authorized by
 order of the commissioner.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03879-01-5

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