New York S 5964: Authorizes John Lake to receive certain credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law

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S05964 Summary:

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Add §378-a, Exec L

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Provides standards for the number of water closets in certain areas of public assembly; increases the required number of water closets for women; sets deadlines for compliance.

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03/04/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5964

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to standards for the
 number of water closets in certain places of public assembly and
 increases the number of water closets for women

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 378-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 378-a. Standards for water closets in certain places of public
 4 assembly. 1. Notwithstanding any rule, regulation or law to the contra-
 5 ry, standards for water closets in the buildings containing areas of
 6 public assembly enumerated in this section shall be as stated in this
 7 section.
 8 2. The provisions of this section shall apply to any arena, auditori-
 9 um, or building where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed, meeting
 10 hall, motion picture theatre, public dance hall, stadium, or theatre in
 11 the following buildings or spaces:
 12 a. new buildings or spaces;
 13 b. existing buildings or spaces that are altered where the cost of
 14 making alterations in any twelve-month period shall exceed thirty
 15 percent of the value of the building or space; and
 16 c. existing buildings or spaces that are altered where the alteration
 17 of the building or space results in a change in the occupancy group
 18 classification of the building or space under the provisions of the
 19 building codes applicable in the state of New York.
 20 3. By January first, two thousand twenty-seven, any arena, auditorium,
 21 or building where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed, meeting
 22 hall, motion picture theatre, public dance hall, stadium, or theatre not
 23 subject to subdivision two of this section shall re-designate existing

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10554-01-5

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 1 bathrooms for the use by persons of one sex to the other, if more than
 2 two bathrooms exist in such facility, and if doing so would produce a
 3 ratio of water closets designated for the use of women and men that more
 4 closely approximates the ratio of women's to men's water closets
 5 required under subdivision four of this section.
 6 4. a. The minimum requirement for the number of water closets pursuant
 7 to this section for any arena, auditorium, or building where alcoholic
 8 beverages are sold and consumed, meeting hall, motion picture theatre,
 9 public dance hall, stadium, or theatre shall be as listed in Table 1.
 10 TABLE 1

 11 Number of Persons Number of Water Closets Number of Water Closets
 12 for Men for Women
 13 1-150 1 2
 14 151-300 2 4
 15 301-450 3 6
 16 For occupancy by more than four hundred fifty persons, there shall be
 17 one water closet for men and two water closets for women for each addi-
 18 tional three hundred persons. The population used to determine the
 19 number of water closets required shall be based on the number of people
 20 to occupy the space; provided, however, that in no case shall the popu-
 21 lation be deemed less than that determined by allowing one hundred twen-
 22 ty-five square feet of floor area per person.
 23 b. Urinals may be provided in bathrooms in lieu of water closets but
 24 the number shall not exceed fifty percent of the required number of
 25 sanita