Directs the state fire prevention and building code council to update the state fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation…

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Directs the state fire prevention and building code council to update the state fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code

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Latest action Feb 10, 2026

Directs the state fire prevention and building code council to update the state fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code within 18 months of the publication of any updated or revised edition of the international and national codes relating thereto, so as to ensure that the state's codes reflect such revisions and updates.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

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

New York State Senate

Amends the Executive Law.

Committee

Governmental Operations · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Housing, Construction And Community Development · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Direct the state Fire Prevention and Building Code Council to update the state fire prevention and building code and the state energy conserva- tion construction code.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(42) (20) (0) (1)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentFeb 3, 2026Result: passed
(8) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMar 19, 2025Result: passed
(42) (18) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Housing, Construction And Community Development
Senate Housing, Construction And Community DevelopmentMar 3, 2025Result: passed
(9) (2) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Lea Webb, Luis R. Sepúlveda and 1 more on Agora

Democratic3

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

When states and local governments stay current with updated building codes, they encourage market-ready solutions that increase the safety, resiliency, energy efficiency, and overall performance of homes, schools, hospitals, and other buildings. Timely adoption of model safety codes promote private sector innovation and competition by guiding new technologies into the marketplace through the code, it increases protection and decreases reconstruction costs from damage caused by natural disasters, and protects the value Of the building owners' investment. The 2012 President's Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force was charged with the development of guidelines and recommendations on how to direct more than $20 billion in federal funding for infrastructure recovery and resilience. One of the recommendations was for states to use the most current building codes say that "using the most current code ensures that buildings and other structures incorporate the latest science, advances in technology and lessons learned... These codes help ensure that more resilient structures are built and that communities are better protected from all types of hazards and disasters".

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 10, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Feb 10, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Feb 9, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Feb 4, 2026
1ST Report CAL.235
1ST REPORT CAL.235
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate
Mar 19, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Mar 19, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Mar 19, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
NY Assembly
Mar 5, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 4, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Mar 3, 2025
1ST Report CAL.433
1ST REPORT CAL.433
NY Senate
Feb 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
NY Senate

About this record

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