New York S 9742: Relates to the standards for openable windows in residential units

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S09742 Summary:

BILL NOS09742A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08766-A

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §30, Mult Dwell L

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Requires openable windows in residential units to comply with certain mechanical ventilation standards.

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BILL NOS09742A

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04/02/2026REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

04/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.724

04/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/22/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/11/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 9742A

05/14/2026PASSED SENATE

05/14/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/14/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9742--A
 Cal. No. 724

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development -- reported favorably from said committee,
 ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
 amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
 third reading

 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the standards
 for openable windows in residential units

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

 1 Section 1. Section 30 of the multiple dwelling law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
 3 11. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for newly
 4 developed residential units, including those created through the conver-
 5 sion of non-residential buildings to residential use, any provisions of
 6 this chapter requiring that windows be openable shall be deemed satis-
 7 fied if the unit complies with the mechanical ventilation standards set
 8 forth by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Condi-
 9 tioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in ASHRAE Standard 62.1, Ventilation and
 10 Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, ASHRAE Standard 62.2, Ventilation and
 11 Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential Buildings, or any successor
 12 standard, as amended or updated.
 13 (b) Nothing in this section shall prevent a local government or muni-
 14 cipality where this chapter applies from enacting or enforcing any law,
 15 code, or ordinance that imposes openable window requirements on residen-
 16 tial units to ensure proper egress or to meet fire safety standards.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 18 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11799-02-6

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