New York S 2091: Establishes standards for the reuse of deconstructed building materials

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S02091 Summary:

BILL NOS02091A

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SAME ASSAME AS A03029-A

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRMAY, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§377, 378 & 376, Exec L

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Establishes standards for the reuse of deconstructed building materials; requires the uniform building code to set standards for salvage lumber; requires the secretary of state to develop a program for grading salvage lumber for structural purposes.

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BILL NOS02091A

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

02/03/20251ST REPORT CAL.215

02/04/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/05/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/11/2025PASSED SENATE

03/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/11/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

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

03/18/20261ST REPORT CAL.573

03/19/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/23/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/30/2026PASSED SENATE

03/30/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/30/2026referred to governmental operations

05/19/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

05/19/2026returned to senate

05/19/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

05/19/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 2091A

05/28/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A3029A

&nbspA03029 AMEND=A Kelles

&nbsp01/23/2025referred to governmental operations

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

&nbsp05/12/2026amend and recommit to governmental operations

&nbsp05/12/2026print number 3029a

&nbsp05/19/2026reported referred to rules

&nbsp05/20/2026reported 

&nbsp05/20/2026rules report cal.139

&nbsp05/20/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.139

&nbsp05/20/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/20/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/20/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

&nbsp05/28/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S2091A

&nbsp05/28/20263RD READING CAL.573

&nbsp05/28/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/28/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2091--A
 Cal. No. 573

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, MAY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing,
 Construction and Community Development -- recommitted to the Committee
 on Housing, Construction and Community Development in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,
 ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
 by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered,
 restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
 its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing standards
 for the reuse of deconstructed building materials

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 377 of the execu-
 2 tive law, as added by chapter 707 of the laws of 1981, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 c. permit to the fullest extent feasible, use of modern technical
 5 methods, devices and improvements which tend to reduce the cost of
 6 construction, including the reuse of deconstructed building materials,
 7 without substantially affecting reasonable requirements for the health,
 8 safety and security of the occupants or users of buildings;
 9 § 2. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 10 subdivision 19-a to read as follows:
 11 19-a. a. To support the goal of zero on-site greenhouse gas emissions
 12 and help achieve the state's clear energy and climate agenda, including
 13 but not limited to greenhouse gas reduction requirements set forth with-
 14 in chapter one hundred six of the laws of two thousand nineteen, also
 15 known as the New York state climate leadership and community protection
 16 act, the uniform code shall set standards for the use of salvage lumber
 17 that has been previously used in buildings or other structures in
 18 construction and for the grading of salvage lumber.