New York A 7823: Provides for emergency evacuation plans and safe spaces for vulnerable occupants

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A07823 Summary:

BILL NOA07823 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04864

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SPONSORLucas

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §403.4.8.2, add §§403.4.9, 403.5.7, 403.5.7.1, 403.5.7.2 & 403.5.7.3, NYC Ad Cd; add §23-d, Exec L

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Provides for emergency evacuation plans for vulnerable occupants in all residential occupancies; requires designated safe spaces equipped with emergency medical supplies in buildings greater than 125 feet (38 100 mm) in height; provides for a voluntary registry to meet the special needs of occupants who require assistance during evacuations or other emergency situations.

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BILL NOA07823 

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04/11/2025referred to cities

01/07/2026referred to cities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7823

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
 executive law, in relation to providing emergency evacuation plans and
 safe spaces for vulnerable occupants, and providing for the establish-
 ment of a voluntary registry to meet the special needs of occupants
 who require assistance during evacuations or other emergency situ-
 ations

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

 1 Section 1. Section 403.4.8.4.2 of the New York city building code, as
 2 amended by section 5 of part C of local law number 126 of the city of
 3 New York for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 4 403.4.8.4.2 Emergency power loads in Group R-2 occupancies. Group R-2
 5 occupancies in buildings greater than 125 feet (38 100 mm) in height
 6 shall be required to provide an emergency power system to support the
 7 following loads:
 8 1. Exit signs and means of egress illumination required by Chapter 10;
 9 2. Emergency voice communications systems, including Fire Department
 10 in-building Auxiliary Radio Communication systems (ARCs); [and]
 11 3. Electrically powered fire pumps, unless electrical power to the
 12 motor is taken ahead of the main from the street side of the house
 13 service switch[.];
 14 4. At least one elevator serving all floors, or one elevator per bank
 15 where different banks serve different portions of the building; and
 16 5. Electricity for dedicated safe spaces, pursuant to section 403.4.9.
 17 § 2. The New York city building code is amended by adding a new
 18 section 403.4.9 to read as follows:
 19 403.4.9 Emergency medical supplies and safe spaces for occupants. All
 20 residential occupancies in buildings greater than 125 feet (38 100 mm)
 21 in height shall be required to designate safe spaces for vulnerable

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09054-01-5

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 1 occupants, in the event of a power outage or emergency situation that
 2 does not necessitate evacuation. Vulnerable occupants shall include
 3 those occupants who are elderly, or chronically ill or disabled, includ-
 4 ing those suffering from mental illness and those persons specified in
 5 subdivision 2 of section 23-d of the executive law. Such safe spaces
 6 shall be equipped with a range of medical supplies with a particular
 7 focus on supplies used by occupants that require access to a power
 8 source and supplies used by persons included in the registry established
 9 pursuant to subdivision 2 of section 23-d of the executive law.
 10 § 3. The New York city building code is amended by adding 4 new
 11 sections 403.5.7, 403.5.7.1, 403.5.7.2, and 403.5.7.3 to read as
 12 follows:
 13 403.5.7 Emergency evacuation plans for vulnerable occupants. An emer-
 14 gency evacuation plan for vulnerable occupants shall be prepared and
 15 maintained for all residential occupancies. The term "vulnerable occu-
 16 pants" shall include the following:
 17 1. Occupants who are elderly, or chronically ill or disabled, includ-
 18 ing those suffering from mental illness.
 19 2. Any occupant who voluntar