New York S 6156: Requires the installation of cooling and dehumidification equipment in at least one indoor common gathering space in certain residential buildings

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S06156 Summary:

BILL NOS06156 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00784

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §85, Mult Dwell L; add §175, Mult Res L

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Enacts the "AC in residencies (AIR) act"; requires the installation of permanent cooling and dehumidification equipment in at least one indoor common gathering space in certain multiple dwellings and multiple residences.

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BILL NOS06156 

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6156

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and
 Community Development

 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law and the multiple residence
 law, in relation to enacting the "AC in Residencies ('AIR') Act" to
 require the installation of air conditioning equipment in indoor
 common gathering areas in certain residential buildings

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "AC in Residencies (AIR) Act".
 3 § 2. The multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new section 85
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 85. Mandatory cooling centers. 1. Every multiple dwelling that is
 6 over eighty feet in height; has more than one hundred residents; or is
 7 operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years of age or older
 8 pursuant to Sec. 807(b)(2)(c) (42 U.S.C. 3607(b)(2)(c)) of the federal
 9 Fair Housing Act of 1988, as amended, shall be provided with permanent
 10 cooling and dehumidification equipment in at least one indoor common
 11 gathering space in such multiple dwelling.
 12 2. Such areas shall be made available to residents of such multiple
 13 dwellings as cooling centers during such times when the outdoor heat
 14 index exceeds eighty degrees Fahrenheit.
 15 3. Temporary or portable cooling and dehumidification equipment may be
 16 used to meet the requirements of this section prior to, but not later
 17 than, two years following the effective date of this section.
 18 § 3. The multiple residence law is amended by adding a new section 175
 19 to read as follows:
 20 § 175. Mandatory cooling centers. 1. Every multiple residence that is
 21 over eighty feet in height; has more than one hundred residents; or is
 22 operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years of age or older

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00307-02-5

 S. 6156 2

 1 pursuant to Sec. 807(b)(2)(c) (42 U.S.C. 3607(b)(2)(c)) of the federal
 2 Fair Housing Act of 1988, as amended, shall be provided with permanent
 3 cooling and dehumidification equipment in at least one indoor common
 4 gathering space in each such multiple residence.
 5 2. Such areas shall be made available to residents of such multiple
 6 residences as cooling centers during such times when the outdoor heat
 7 index exceeds eighty degrees Fahrenheit.
 8 3. Temporary or portable cooling and dehumidification equipment may be
 9 used to meet the requirements of this section prior to, but not later
 10 than, two years following the effective date of this section.
 11 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 12 it shall have become a law.

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