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A6751Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS5438

Limit Plumbing Rules to Middletown

Official title

“Limits the applicability of plumbing and drainage provisions to the city of Middletown”

Sponsor Aileen GuntherAD-100Affects Local Government
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill exempts the city of Middletown from certain state plumbing and drainage laws, similar to the existing exemption for Glens Falls.

Why it matters

  1. Gives Middletown local control. By exempting Middletown from certain state plumbing and drainage regulations, the city gains more authority to set and enforce its own rules, potentially tailoring them better to local needs and conditions.

  2. Could speed up construction and permitting. Local control may simplify or streamline the approval process for plumbing and drainage work, possibly reducing delays and administrative burdens for residents, builders, and businesses.

  3. May impact public health and safety oversight. State regulations often set minimum standards for health and safety; shifting to local rules could result in different standards, which might either better address local issues or create gaps in oversight, depending on how Middletown updates or enforces its own codes.

  4. Sets a precedent for other cities. Granting Middletown this exemption—already given to Glens Falls—could encourage other municipalities to seek similar local control, potentially leading to a patchwork of plumbing and drainage regulations across the state.

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Limit Plumbing Rules to Middletown

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Aileen Gunther

Assembly Member · Assembly District 100

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Signed chap.419
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 62–0
  5. 3rd reading cal.849
  6. Substituted for S5438
  7. Referred to rules
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Advanced to third reading cal.535
  11. Reported
  12. Reported referred to ways and means
Show 1 earlier action
  1. Referred to cities

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S5438Senate

Limit Plumbing Law to Middletown

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Jen Metzger

Impact 3 · Low0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

6751

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

March 18, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to limiting the applicability of plumbing and drainage provisions to the city of Middletown

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 57 of the general city law, as added by chapter 1046 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:

2. This article, with the exception of section fifty-six-a thereof, shall not apply to the city of Glens Falls and the city of Middletown.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD10733-02-9

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