Provides for state assistance to local governments for the enforcement of fire prevention and building codes

Latest action Feb 9, 2026

Provides for state assistance to local governments for the enforcement of fire prevention and building codes using monies paid into the code enforcement account.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A7059, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Insurance Law.

Committee

Insurance · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Insurance · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To ensure funding of local code enforcement activities.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Insurance
Senate InsuranceFeb 9, 2026Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Insurance
Senate InsuranceMar 24, 2025Result: passed
(11) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Anil Beephan Jr., Jake Ashby and 17 more on Agora

Democratic10
Republican9

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See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Brian Kavanagh says this is needed

In 2019, the Senate Committees on Investigations and Housing conducted an extensive investigation into local code enforcement across the state. One of the resounding conclusions of the investigation was that nearly all local code enforcement apparati are underfunded, often dramatically so. State Finance Law Section 54g, in conjunction with Section 9108 of State Insurance Law, dedicates the fire insurance fee collected on each fire insurance policy in the state to support local code enforcement activities. However, over the past decades, that money has not reached localities, and has instead been swept out by the executive into the general fund. This bill will ensure that the money intended to flow to localities to conduct code enforcement actually makes it there, and will help make homes across the country safer and more habitable.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Feb 9, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
NY Senate
Mar 24, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Mar 20, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
NY Assembly

Show full history (1 earlier event)

Jan 24, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
NY Senate

About this record

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