Senate Bill S1036A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2015-S1036 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4901
2017-2018: S1423

2015-S1036 - Summary

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

2015-S1036 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1036 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1036

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 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. SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN ALL COLLEGE HOUSING. EACH COLLEGE OR  UNIVER-
SITY  SHALL, ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, 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  EXTINGUISH  IT  OR  PREVENT  ITS
FURTHER SPREAD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01961-01-5

2015-S1036A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4901
2017-2018: S1423

2015-S1036A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S1036A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1036A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1036--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community  Development  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Housing,
  Construction and Community Development in accordance with Senate  Rule
  6,  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

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
EIGHTEEN,  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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01961-02-6

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