New York S 7217: Relates to building permits

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S07217 Summary:

BILL NOS07217A

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SAME ASSAME AS A07675-A

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §125, Gen Muni L

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Authorizes a city, town or village to establish a program whereby a building permit may be issued based upon certification by a registered architect or professional engineer.

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BILL NOS07217A

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04/04/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

03/02/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

03/02/2026PRINT NUMBER 7217A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7217--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- recom-
 mitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate
 Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to building
 permits; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
 tion thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 125 of the general municipal law, as added by chap-
 2 ter 439 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 125. Issuance of building permits. 1. No city, town or village shall
 4 issue a building permit without obtaining from the permit applicant
 5 either:
 6 [1.] (a) proof duly subscribed that workers' compensation insurance
 7 and disability benefits coverage issued by an insurance carrier in a
 8 form satisfactory to the chair of the workers' compensation board as
 9 provided for in section fifty-seven of the workers' compensation law is
 10 effective; or
 11 [2.] (b) an affidavit that such permit applicant has not engaged an
 12 employer or any employees as those terms are defined in section two of
 13 the workers' compensation law to perform work relating to such building
 14 permit.
 15 2. (a) Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary a
 16 city, town or village in a county with a population of one million two
 17 hundred thousand or more, not wholly contained within a city, or in a
 18 city with a population of between two hundred nine thousand and two
 19 hundred ten thousand and in a county with a population of between nine
 20 hundred ninety thousand and one million, may establish a program whereby
 21 a building permit may be issued based upon a certification by a regis-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00874-04-6

 S. 7217--A 2

 1 tered architect licensed to practice in the state of New York or a
 2 professional engineer licensed to practice in the state of New York that
 3 the intended work as set forth in the building permit application meets
 4 the requirements of the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code,
 5 excluding the approval of fire service features and compliance with fire
 6 protection and life safety systems as defined by the fire code of New
 7 York state, or any more restrictive local provisions relating to fire
 8 services, fire protection or life safety systems. Such program shall
 9 include the following requirements:
 10 (i) no later than forty-five days after submission of a building
 11 permit application with a certification as provided for herein to the
 12 municipal building department such application shall be deemed approved
 13 unless denied;
 14 (ii) in the event of a denial of a building permit application with a
 15 certification the building department shall set forth the reasons for
 16 such denial and shall cite the applicable provisions of the law or regu-
 17 lation upon which such denial is predicated; and
 18 (iii) a random audit of applications for a building permit to ensure
 19 compliance. Provided, however, a city, town, or village establishing a
 20 program pursuant to this section shall be prohibited from reducing or
 21 eliminating