New York S 5507: Requires fire-resistant material applicators to undergo training and register with the office of fire prevention and control

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S05507 Summary:

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Requires fire-resistant material applicators to undergo training and register with the office of fire prevention and control; imposes fines for violations.

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02/24/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5507

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to fire-resistant materi-
 al applicator training and registration

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

 1 Section 1. Section 155-a of the executive law is amended by adding two
 2 new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows:
 3 6. "Fire-resistant material" shall mean cementitious or fibrous mate-
 4 rials that are sprayed onto a surface to provide fire-resistant
 5 protection of the substrate.
 6 7. "Fire-resistant material applicator" shall mean an individual who
 7 applies fire-resistant material.
 8 § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 159-b to
 9 read as follows:
 10 § 159-b. Fire-resistant material applicators; registration; fines. 1.
 11 (a) Every fire-resistant material applicator shall:
 12 (i) undergo training to apply fire-resistant material according to
 13 manufacturer specifications; and
 14 (ii) annually register with the office of fire prevention and control.
 15 (b) When a fire-resistant material applicator satisfactorily completes
 16 training and registers as required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision,
 17 the state fire administrator shall issue a certificate which states that
 18 such applicator is certified to apply fire-resistant material.
 19 2. Any person applying fire-resistant material who does not receive
 20 the training, register, and obtain a certificate as required by subdivi-
 21 sion one of this section shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty
 22 dollars for each violation.
 23 3. The office of fire prevention and control shall develop a training
 24 program and registration procedure for fire-resistant material applica-
 25 tors pursuant to subdivision one of this section.
 26 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09527-01-5

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