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New YorkA 5962025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Relates to increasing membership on the state fire prevention and building code council

Sponsored By: Carrie Woerner (Democratic)

Became Law

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONSRULES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More voices on building code council

The law expands the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council. It keeps the secretary of state as chair and the state fire administrator on the council. It raises the number of other members from 16 to 17, with seats spread across state, local, and expert roles. Three seats go to state commissioners; six to local electeds (big city, mid-size city, another city, county, town, village). Eight experts need Senate consent: a fire official, architect, engineer, certified code officer, builder, union rep, farm rep, and a person with a disability; the architect and engineer must be NY-licensed.

Regular meetings and new accessibility board

The council must meet at least once every three months. The chair can call extra meetings with at least five days' notice, or five members can petition for a meeting. The law also creates an advisory board on assistive listening in places of public assembly. The state fire administrator chairs the board, with six other appointed members. The board gives the council advice on standards for these listening systems.

Timing changes for council updates

The act takes effect now. But section one follows the same start date as a related 2024 law on agricultural representation. That 2024 law’s provisions now start July 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Carrie Woerner

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 59 • No: 1

House vote • 1/14/2025

FLOOR Vote

Yes: 59 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. SIGNED CHAP.4

    1/27/2025House

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    1/23/2025House

  3. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

    1/14/2025Senate

  4. PASSED SENATE

    1/14/2025Senate

  5. 3RD READING CAL.53

    1/14/2025Senate

  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR S779

    1/14/2025Senate

  7. REFERRED TO RULES

    1/14/2025Senate

  8. DELIVERED TO SENATE

    1/14/2025House

  9. PASSED ASSEMBLY

    1/14/2025House

  10. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.3

    1/13/2025House

  11. RULES REPORT CAL.3

    1/13/2025House

  12. REPORTED

    1/13/2025House

  13. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    1/13/2025House

  14. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    1/8/2025House

Bill Text

  • Original

    1/6/2025

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