S 10505 NY
Relates to requiring the use of a water demand calculator in new construction and substantial renovations and establishing an advisory board to monitor such usage
A state bill is a proposed law in a state legislature — separate from the U.S. Congress. Learn more →
Summary
This bill directs the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code to establish standards requiring the use of a water demand calculator to determine proper pipe and fixture sizing in new construction and substantial renovations of single-family and multi-unit residential buildings. The bill also directs the chairperson of the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council to appoint an advisory board to monitor the use of water demand calculators in residential construction and substantial renovations. The advisory board will track and maintain records of cost savings resulting from the use of such calculators.
AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.
Official abstract
Provides that the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code shall address standards requiring the use of a water demand calculator to determine pipe and fixture sizing for use in new construction and substantial renovations of single-family and multi-unit residential buildings; directs the chairperson of the state fire prevention and building code council to appoint an advisory board to monitor the use of water demand calculators in new construction and substantial renovations and to monitor and keep records of cost savings resulting from the use of such water demand calculators.
Sponsor (1)
- Brian Kavanagh Democratic · primary
Action history (1)
- May 15, 2026 REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT · upper
Full text
The full text hasn’t been imported yet. CivicGate fetches it from the state legislature’s published version documents — check now.
Comments
Data from OpenStates. View on OpenStates →
Comments