New York S 10371: Establishes a committee to examine the state industrial code and recommend any changes that need to be made

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S10371 Summary:

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Establishes a committee to examine the state industrial code and recommend any changes that need to be made; requires a report to be sent to the governor, the commissioner, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the senate minority leader and assembly minority leader on any changes that need to be made to the state industrial code.

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05/15/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10371

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to creating a temporary
 committee on examining the New York state industrial code; and provid-
 ing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 45 to read
 2 as follows:
 3 § 45. Joint committee for industrial code oversight. 1. There is here-
 4 by established a joint committee on evaluating the state industrial
 5 code. Such committee shall consist of eleven members one of whom shall
 6 be a representative of the New York State Building and Construction
 7 Trades; a representative from the New York State AFL-CIO; a represen-
 8 tative from the New York City Central Labor Council; a representative
 9 from the Laborers International Union of North America; a representative
 10 from the New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health; a member
 11 appointed by the governor; a member appointed by the temporary president
 12 of the senate; a member appointed by the senate minority leader; a
 13 member appointed by the speaker of the assembly; a member appointed by
 14 the assembly minority leader; and a non-voting chair appointed by the
 15 commissioner. Members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of
 16 the appointing authority. Members of the committee shall receive no
 17 compensation for their services but shall be allowed their actual and
 18 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant
 19 to this section.
 20 2. The committee established pursuant to this section shall conduct a
 21 review of part twenty-three of the New York state industrial code as it
 22 pertains to construction, demolition and excavation activities within
 23 the state of New York; review Occupational Safety and Health Adminis-
 24 tration, American National Standards Institute and other nationally-re-
 25 cognized construction and safety standards to determine if any changes
 26 recommended to such code should occur.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15879-01-6

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 1 3. The committee shall make a report of the findings of its review,
 2 including any recommendations for changes that should be made to the
 3 state industrial code, including any recommendations for legislative
 4 action as it may deem necessary and appropriate. Such report shall be
 5 delivered to the governor, the commissioner, the temporary president of
 6 the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the senate minority leader and
 7 the assembly minority leader on or before December first, two thousand
 8 twenty-seven.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that section one
 10 of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed 60 days after trans-
 11 mission of the report of the findings and recommendations of the commit-
 12 tee to the governor, the commissioner of the department of labor, the
 13 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
 14 senate minority leader and the assembly minority leader, as provided in
 15 subdivision 3 of section one of this act. Provided, however, that the
 16 commissioner of labor shall notify the legislative b