NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4603

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 10, 2010	3rd reading cal.189 substituted for s4603a
Mar 10, 2010	substituted by a8154a
Mar 04, 2010	advanced to third reading
Mar 03, 2010	2nd report cal.
Mar 02, 2010	1st report cal.189
Feb 19, 2010	print number 4603a
Feb 19, 2010	amend and recommit to codes
Jan 26, 2010	reported and committed to codes
Jan 06, 2010	referred to cities
May 12, 2009	reported and committed to finance
Apr 24, 2009	referred to cities

Votes

- Mar 2, 2010 - Codes Committee Vote
  S4603
  
  Aye
  
  13
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  2
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Codes Committee Vote: Mar 2, 2010
      
      aye (13)
      
      Breslin
      
      Duane
      
      Flanagan
      
      Huntley
      
      Klein
      
      Lanza
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Squadron
      
      Volker
      
      nay (1)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Golden
  Jan 26, 2010 - Committee Vote
  S4603
  
  Aye
  
  6
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Committee Vote: Jan 26, 2010
      
      aye (6)
      
      Huntley
      
      Lanza
      
      Monserrate
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Perkins

Bill Amendments

Original

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co-Sponsors

2009-S4603 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8154
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Add §§28-304.10 - 28-304.13, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A3513
2013-2014: A250
2015-2016: A5934

2009-S4603 - Summary

Increases the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York city housing authority by requiring door zone restrictors, stricter inspections, sharing of information regarding elevator safety to the department of buildings and fire department, as well as to the public.

2009-S4603 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4603

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York
city housing authority


 PURPOSE :
To increase the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York
City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1: Amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding four new sections:  28-304.10 mandates the installation of door
zone restrictors in elevators within buildings owned by the housing
authority.
28-304.11 establishes that all public housing elevators are inspected
by the Department of Buildings following the same rules other New York
City building owners follow.
28-304.12 mandates interagency coordination between the New York City
Housing Authority, the Department of Buildings, and the Fire
Department with all relevant information regarding elevator hazards,
rescue missions from the Fire Department, and other elevator safety
concerns.
28-304.13 requires the New York City Housing Authority to disclose all

inspection data to the public. Such reports shall provide a detailed
explanation of how the elevators were graded and why an elevator
received an unsatisfactory grade.

Section 2: Effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Approximately 400,000 residents--5 percent of New York's City
population currently live in NYCHA housing complexes. Many of these
residents, including seniors, children, and people with disabilities,
struggle with broken elevators that constantly fail to provide
necessary services.  The system's 3,300 elevators are unsafe,
unreliable, and poorly maintained. As previously reported by the
media, in the worst scenarios, the lives of public housing residents
are endangered by broken elevators. In August 2008, a 5-year-old boy,
Jacob Newman, was killed while opening the doors of a stalled elevator
and trying to escape. In 2007, a Brooklyn woman, who suffered from
asthma, also died as she was forced to walk up ten stories to reach
her apartment when both elevators in her building were broken. Last
year, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer released a report
on NYCHA's elevator safety. The Borough President's report, entitled
"Dangerous Neglect: Elevator Safety in New York City Housing Authority
Buildings," found that 3/4 of elevator inspections in the last 5 years
have resulted in unsatisfactory ratings. This bill addresses the major
finding of the Borough President's report and aims to make New York
City public housing elevators safer for tenants and their visitors.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S4603 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4603

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation to the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York
  city housing authority

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by   adding  four  new  sections  28-304.10,  28-304.11,  28-304.12  and
28-304.13 to read as follows:
  S 28-304.10 DOOR ZONE RESTRICTORS. IN ANY BUILDING OWNED  BY  THE  NEW
YORK  CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORITY,  ALL  ELEVATORS  SHALL  HAVE A DOOR ZONE
RESTRICTOR WHICH PREVENTS THE ELEVATOR DOOR FROM OPENING MORE THAN  FOUR
INCHES WIDE WHEN THE ELEVATOR STOPS BETWEEN FLOORS.
  S 28-304.11 BUILDING INSPECTION OF ELEVATORS. IN ANY BUILDING OWNED BY
THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, ALL ELEVATORS SHALL BE INSPECTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE.
  S  28-304.12  INTERAGENCY  COORDINATION.  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY HOUSING
AUTHORITY  SHALL  COMMUNICATE  INFORMATION  REGARDING  ELEVATOR  SAFETY,
INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  INFORMATION  PERTAINING  TO ELEVATOR
HAZARDS AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN CALLED TO  RESCUE
PASSENGERS  IN  ELEVATORS, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS.
  S 28-304.13 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INSPECTION DATA. THE  NEW  YORK  CITY
HOUSING  AUTHORITY  AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS SHALL PROVIDE TO THE
PUBLIC DETAILED REPORTS REGARDING THE RESULTS OF ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS IN
BUILDINGS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORITY.  SUCH  REPORTS
SHALL  PROVIDE A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF HOW THE ELEVATOR WAS GRADED AND
WHY AN ELEVATOR RECEIVED AN UNSATISFACTORY OR LOW GRADE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10796-01-9

co-Sponsors

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8154
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Add §§28-304.10 - 28-304.13, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A3513
2013-2014: A250
2015-2016: A5934

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4603A

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York
city housing authority


 PURPOSE :
To increase the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York
City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1: Amends the administrative code of the city of New York by
adding four new sections: 28-304.10 mandates the installation of door
zone restrictors in elevators within buildings owned by the housing
authority.

28-304.11 establishes that all public housing elevators are inspected
by the Department of Buildings following the same rules other New York
City building owners follow.

28-304.12 mandates interagency coordination between the New York City
Housing Authority, the Department of Buildings, and the Fire
Department with all relevant information regarding elevator hazards,
rescue missions from the Fire Department, and other elevator safety

concerns.

28-304.13 requires the New York City Housing Authority to disclose all
inspection data to the public. Such reports shall provide a detailed
explanation of how the elevators were graded and why an elevator
received an unsatisfactory grade.

Section 2: Effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Approximately 400,000 residents--5 percent of New York's City
population currently live in NYCHA housing complexes. Many of these
residents, including seniors, children, and people with disabilities,
struggle with broken elevators that constantly fail to provide
necessary services.  The system's 3,300 elevators are unsafe,
unreliable, and poorly main- tained. As previously reported by the
media, in the worst scenarios, the lives of public housing residents
are endangered by broken elevators. In August 2008, a 5-year-old boy,
Jacob Newman, was killed while opening the doors of a stalled elevator
and trying to escape. In 2007, a Brook- lyn woman, who suffered from
asthma, also died as she was forced to walk up ten stories to reach
her apartment when both elevators in her build- ing were broken. Last
year, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer released a report
on NYCHA's elevator safety. The Borough President's report, entitled
"Dangerous Neglect: Elevator Safety in New York City Housing Authority
Buildings," found that 3/4 of elevator inspections in the last 5 years
have resulted in unsatisfactory ratings. This bill addresses the major
finding of the Borough President's report and aims to make New York
City public housing elevators safer for tenants and their visitors.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPACT ON THE STATE :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect in 180 days.

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4603--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Cities in accordance with  Senate  Rule  6,
  sec.  8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
  Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to the safety of elevators in buildings owned by the New York
  city housing authority

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by  adding  four  new  sections  28-304.10,  28-304.11,  28-304.12   and
28-304.13 to read as follows:
  S  28-304.10  DOOR  ZONE RESTRICTORS. IN ANY BUILDING OWNED BY THE NEW
YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY,  ALL  ELEVATORS  SHALL  HAVE  A  DOOR  ZONE
RESTRICTOR  WHICH PREVENTS THE ELEVATOR DOOR FROM OPENING MORE THAN FOUR
INCHES WIDE WHEN THE ELEVATOR STOPS BETWEEN FLOORS.
  S 28-304.11 BUILDING INSPECTION OF ELEVATORS. IN ANY BUILDING OWNED BY
THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, ALL ELEVATORS SHALL BE INSPECTED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE.
  S 28-304.12  INTERAGENCY  COORDINATION.  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  HOUSING
AUTHORITY  SHALL  COMMUNICATE  INFORMATION  REGARDING  ELEVATOR  SAFETY,
INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  INFORMATION  PERTAINING  TO  ELEVATOR
HAZARDS  AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN CALLED TO RESCUE
PASSENGERS IN ELEVATORS, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND  THE  FIRE
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF PASSENGERS.
  S  28-304.13  PUBLIC  DISCLOSURE OF INSPECTION DATA. THE NEW YORK CITY
HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS SHALL PROVIDE  TO  THE
PUBLIC DETAILED REPORTS REGARDING THE RESULTS OF ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS IN
BUILDINGS  OWNED  BY  THE  NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY. SUCH REPORTS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10796-02-0

S. 4603--A                          2

SHALL PROVIDE A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF HOW THE ELEVATOR WAS GRADED  AND
WHY AN ELEVATOR RECEIVED AN UNSATISFACTORY OR LOW GRADE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

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Jan 26, 2010 - Committee Vote

Committee Vote: Jan 26, 2010

Bill Amendments

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2009-S4603 - Details

2009-S4603 - Summary

2009-S4603 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4603 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Jose M. Serrano

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Daniel L. Squadron

2009-S4603 - Details

2009-S4603 - Summary

2009-S4603 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4603 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Eric Adams

Daniel L. Squadron

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4603A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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