BILL NUMBER: S749
SPONSOR: BAILEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring that resi-
dential buildings with common spaces shared between three or more dwell-
ing units have installed a smoke detector which can be clearly heard in
such common spaces, and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending
the executive law relating to requiring the installation of smoke detec-
tors in common places of certain dwellings, as proposed in legislative
bills numbers S. 3249-B and A. 5730-B, in relation to the effectiveness
thereof
 
PURPOSE:
This is a chapter amendment to L.2024, c.465, to clarify the standards
for smoke detectors and move the effective date to align with the Code
Council's update schedule.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This legislation amends the underlying chapter by including public hous-
ing among the kind housing that must comply with the smoke detector
installment and operation standards, clarifies the standards for smoke
detectors must be in accordance with national standards and moves the
effective date from immediately to December 31, 2025.
 
EXISTING LAW:
None.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Chapter amendment to Chapter 465 of the Laws of 2024. S.3249-B and A.
5730-B both passed the Senate and Assembly, respectfully, in May and
June 2024.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a
chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the executive law relating to
requiring the installation of smoke detectors in common places of
certain dwellings, as proposed in legislative bills numbers 5.3249-B and
A.5730-B, takes effect.