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S04877 Summary:

BILL NOS04877 

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Add Art 35-G §§759-g - 759-x, Gen Bus L

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Establishes the water-based fire protection licensure act, setting forth licensure requirements for contractors engaged in the business of the layout, installing, repairing, inspecting, testing, or maintaining of water-based fire protection systems and components.

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BILL NOS04877 

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02/13/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4877

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishment
 of the water-based fire protection licensure act, and providing for
 the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "water-based fire protection licensure act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. It is declared that there exists and may in
 4 the future exist within the state of New York locations where water-
 5 based fire protection systems are installed and improper installation
 6 and improper inspection, testing, and maintenance of existing fire
 7 protection systems may adversely affect the public health, safety and
 8 general welfare. It is further acknowledged that fire protection systems
 9 are critical life and property safety systems and such systems whose
 10 layout, installing, repairing, inspecting, testing, or maintenance
 11 require specialized knowledge and experience. Therefore the purpose of
 12 this act is to protect, promote and preserve the public health, safety
 13 and general welfare by providing for the establishment of minimum stand-
 14 ards for licensure of water-based fire protection system installation
 15 and inspecting contractors as well as designating and utilization of
 16 responsible managing employees as qualifiers of said license with estab-
 17 lishment of penalties for improper layout, installing, repairing,
 18 inspecting, testing, or maintaining of water-based fire protection
 19 systems and prohibit unlicensed activities. Furnishing and installing
 20 underground water-supply and one-family and two-family residential
 21 systems, unless a residential system in a "group home" are exempt from
 22 this act.
 23 § 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 35-G
 24 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09389-01-5

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 1 ARTICLE 35-G
 2 WATER-BASED FIRE PROTECTION
 3 LICENSURE ACT
 4 Section 759-g. Definitions.
 5 759-h. License and RME requirements; scope of practice; penal-
 6 ties for non-compliance.
 7 759-i. Powers of the department and board.
 8 759-j. New licensure requirements.
 9 759-k. Licensure for existing contractors.
 10 759-l. Licensure: application; insurance; display; duplicates.
 11 759-m. License renewals and RMEs.
 12 759-n. Inspection of water-based fire protection systems.
 13 759-o. Fees.
 14 759-p. Suspension and revocation of licenses.
 15 759-q. Hearing on charges; decision.
 16 759-r. Judicial review.
 17 759-s. Violations and penalties.
 18 759-t. Official acts used as evidence.
 19 759-u. Disposition of moneys derived from operation of this
 20 article.
 21 759-v. Severability.
 22 759-w. Applicability.
 23 759-x. Contractual agreements.
 24 § 759-g. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context
 25 requires otherwise:
 26 1. "AFSA" means the American fire sprinkler association.
 27 2. "Board" means the state fire protection advisory board under the
 28 department. Such board shall be the advising body for all rules,
 29 requirements, regulations, and future modifications affecting licensure