Bill Text: NY A02615 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2615 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the visibility of enclosed entranceways and stairways between buildings; requires a pane of fire and heat resistant transparent material to allow for visibility and safe passage through such doors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A02615 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A02615-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          2615
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 20, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
        AN ACT to amend the executive law and  the  multiple  dwelling  law,  in
          relation to visibility of enclosed internal stairwells of buildings
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 378 of the executive law, as added
     2  by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
     3    2. Standards for the condition, occupancy, maintenance,  conservation,
     4  rehabilitation and renewal of certain existing buildings, structures and
     5  premises  and  for  the  safeguarding  of  life and property therein and
     6  thereabout from the hazards of fire, explosion or release of toxic gases
     7  arising from the storage, handling or use of  combustible  or  hazardous
     8  substances,  materials  or  devices  including, but not limited to, fire
     9  department approved fire and heat resistant transparent material in  the
    10  construction  of  all doors that provide ingress or egress to stairwells
    11  and doors between such  buildings  to  allow  for  visibility  and  safe
    12  passage through such doors.
    13    §  2.   Section 52 of the multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a
    14  new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
    15    9. Notwithstanding any subdivision of this section  to  the  contrary,
    16  all internal stairwell doors and doors between such buildings shall also
    17  be  fitted  or refitted with a pane of fire department approved fire and
    18  heat resistant transparent material to allow  for  visibility  and  safe
    19  passage through such doors.
    20    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    21  the amendment to subdivision 2 of section 378 of the executive law  made
    22  by  section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the first of January
    23  next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD08109-01-7