Senate Bill S2375

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires a certain class (J-2) of residential buildings in New York city to have emergency lighting

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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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2017-S2375 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §27-3024.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3342
2011-2012: S1292
2013-2014: S501
2015-2016: S3038

2017-S2375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a certain class (J-2) of residential buildings in New York city to have emergency lighting in like manner as a certain other class (J-1) of residential buildings.

2017-S2375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2375
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- 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 administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  requiring  emergency lighting or illumination in certain
   residential buildings

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 27-3024.1 to read as follows:
   § 27-3024.1 EMERGENCY LIGHTING OR ILLUMINATION REQUIRED  IN  OCCUPANCY
 GROUP  J-2  BUILDINGS.  WITHIN  ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SECTION, EMERGENCY LIGHTING OR  ILLUMINATION  IN  OCCUPANCY
 GROUP  J-2  BUILDINGS  IS REQUIRED IN THE SAME MANNER AND SUBJECT TO THE
 SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS  AS  EMERGENCY  LIGHTING  OR  ILLUMINATION  IS
 REQUIRED IN OCCUPANCY GROUP J-1 BUILDINGS, IN SUBSTANTIAL CONFORMANCE TO
 THE  PROVISIONS  OF LOCAL LAW NUMBER SIXTEEN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR
 THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR. THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION
 SUPERSEDE  ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS CODE, INCLUDING ANY APPEN-
 DICES THERETO AND REFERENCE STANDARDS THEREUNTO APPERTAINING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07009-01-7

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