STATE OF NEW YORK
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9888--C
IN ASSEMBLY
April 26, 2024
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Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules --
again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to swimming pool enclo-
sures
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 14 of section 378 of the execu-
2 tive law, as separately amended by chapters 75 and 234 of the laws of
3 2007, is amended to read as follows:
4 a. gates required to be provided in a swimming pool enclosure shall be
5 self-closing and self-latching [with the latch handle located within the
6 enclosure and at least forty inches above grade], and shall be securely
7 locked with a key, combination or other child proof lock sufficient to
8 prevent access to such swimming pool through such gate when such swim-
9 ming pool is not in use or supervised. Release mechanism standards shall
10 be developed by the state fire prevention and building code council
11 based on internationally recognized standards;
12 § 2. This act shall take effect December 31, 2025. Effective imme-
13 diately, the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of any rule or regu-
14 lation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
15 date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective
16 date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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