Assembly Bill A259

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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  • 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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2019-A259 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5378
2021-2022: A875

2019-A259 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A259 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    259
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CAHILL, HUNTER, STECK -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 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 19 to read as follows:
   19.  STANDARDS  FOR  SPRINKLER  SYSTEMS  IN  ALL COLLEGE HOUSING. EACH
 COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHALL, ON OR  BEFORE  MARCH  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE,  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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03114-01-9

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