Increases membership on the state fire prevention and building code council to include the commissioner of agriculture and markets; amends the effectiveness thereof.
Summary
S00779 would expand the membership of New York’s State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council from 16 to 17 other members, and it would add the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets to the group of gubernatorial appointees drawn from state agency heads. The bill also makes conforming changes to gender-neutral terminology, replacing references to the council “chairman” with “chairperson” throughout the affected provisions.
The measure further adjusts the council’s composition to reflect the addition of agricultural representation that was enacted in a separate 2024 law. It amends the effective date of that prior law from immediate effectiveness to July 1, 2025, and ties the new council membership change to the same effective date and manner as that earlier agricultural-representation act. In practical terms, the bill is a technical and structural update to the executive law governing the council rather than a broad policy overhaul.
Impact
The bill amends Executive Law section 374, which governs the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council’s membership, meeting procedures, and related advisory structures. It increases the number of council members, adds the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets to the list of state officials eligible for appointment, and updates terminology in the statute. It also changes the effective date of a related 2024 act to July 1, 2025, and coordinates this bill’s operation with that prior enactment, affecting when the new agricultural representation becomes operative.
Sentiment
No committee transcript or recorded vote information is provided, so there is no direct evidence of debate or opposition in the available materials. Based on the text alone, the bill appears to be a largely administrative and consensus-oriented measure aimed at broadening representation on the code council and aligning statutory language and timing with a prior enactment. The absence of recorded controversy suggests the proposal is likely procedural rather than politically divisive.
Contention
The main substantive issue is the expansion of the council to include agricultural interests through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets, which may be viewed as improving representation for farm and rural stakeholders in building code policymaking. Any potential contention would likely center on whether adding another member changes the balance of interests on a body that regulates fire safety and building standards, and on the delayed effective date for the related 2024 agricultural-representation law. No specific objections, supporters, or amendments are identified in the provided record.
Same As
Increases membership on the state fire prevention and building code council to include the commissioner of agriculture and markets; amends the effectiveness thereof.
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