Senate Bill S6841

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides standards for the number of water closets in certain areas of public assembly and increases the required number of water closets for women

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Current 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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2023-S6841 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §378-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2279
2011-2012: S1137
2013-2014: S3257
2015-2016: S3983
2017-2018: S3595
2019-2020: S4959
2021-2022: S5383

2023-S6841 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides standards for the number of water closets in certain areas of public assembly; increases the required number of water closets for women; sets deadlines for compliance.

2023-S6841 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6841 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6841
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 standards for the
   number of water closets in  certain  places  of  public  assembly  and
   increases the number of water closets for women
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  378-a
 to read as follows:
   §  378-A.  STANDARDS  FOR  WATER  CLOSETS  IN CERTAIN PLACES OF PUBLIC
 ASSEMBLY. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY RULE, REGULATION OR LAW TO THE  CONTRA-
 RY,  STANDARDS  FOR  WATER  CLOSETS IN THE BUILDINGS CONTAINING AREAS OF
 PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ENUMERATED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE AS  STATED  IN  THIS
 SECTION.
   2.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY ARENA, AUDITORI-
 UM, OR BUILDING WHERE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE SOLD AND CONSUMED, MEETING
 HALL, MOTION PICTURE THEATRE, PUBLIC DANCE HALL, STADIUM, OR THEATRE  IN
 THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS OR SPACES:
   A. NEW BUILDINGS OR SPACES;
   B.  EXISTING  BUILDINGS  OR  SPACES THAT ARE ALTERED WHERE THE COST OF
 MAKING ALTERATIONS  IN  ANY  TWELVE-MONTH  PERIOD  SHALL  EXCEED  THIRTY
 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF THE BUILDING OR SPACE; AND
   C.  EXISTING BUILDINGS OR SPACES THAT ARE ALTERED WHERE THE ALTERATION
 OF THE BUILDING OR SPACE RESULTS IN A  CHANGE  IN  THE  OCCUPANCY  GROUP
 CLASSIFICATION  OF  THE  BUILDING  OR  SPACE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE
 BUILDING CODES APPLICABLE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   3. BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, ANY ARENA,  AUDITORIUM,
 OR  BUILDING  WHERE  ALCOHOLIC  BEVERAGES ARE SOLD AND CONSUMED, MEETING
 HALL, MOTION PICTURE THEATRE, PUBLIC DANCE HALL, STADIUM, OR THEATRE NOT
 SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL  RE-DESIGNATE  EXISTING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01181-01-3
              

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