NY S00500 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Pending: Senate Housing, Construction, and Community Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Pending: Senate Housing, Construction, and Community Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Requires the owner, lessee, agent or other person who manages or controls a multiple dwelling to provide, install, and maintain, a window guard on the windows of each apartment in which a child or children ten years of age or under reside, and on the windows, if any, in the public halls of a multiple dwelling in which such children reside; prohibits a padlock, key lock, combination lock or any other locking mechanism on any window guard, except that such window guards may be secured with a latch system that is capable of releasing in such a manner that immediate access to such fire escape is not impeded; provides that any violation shall constitute a civil violation subject to a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per violation.
Title
Requires the owner, lessee, agent or other person who manages or controls a multiple dwelling to provide, install, and maintain, a window guard on the windows of each apartment in which a child or children ten years of age or under reside, and on the windows, if any, in the public halls of a multiple dwelling in which such children reside; prohibits a padlock, key lock, combination lock or any other locking mechanism on any window guard, except that such window guards may be secured with a latch system that is capable of releasing in such a manner that immediate access to such fire escape is not impeded; provides that any violation shall constitute a civil violation subject to a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per violation.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-06 | REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | |
| 2009-01-07 | REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
Same As/Similar To
A5185 (Same As) 2010-01-06 - referred to housing
