New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A8404: Imposes certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standards within fourteen days and increases certain fine amounts for violations of housing standards
Status: In committee, June 4, 2026
Requires that any penalties for violations of housing standards or building and fire codes be assessed and imposed within fourteen days; increases certain fine amounts for violations of housing standards.
What the bill says
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to imposing certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standards within fourteen days and increasing certain fines for violations of housing standards.
From the amended text, May 11, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to imposing certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standards within fourteen days and increasing certain fines for violations of housing standards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 382 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 571 of the laws of 2021, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows: 2. A. Any person, having been served, either personally or by registered or certified mail, with an order to remedy any condition found to exist in, on, or about any building in violation of the uniform fire prevention and building code, who shall fail to comply with such order within the time fixed by the regulations promulgated by the secretary pursuant to subdivision one of section three hundred eighty-one of this article, such time period to be stated in the order, and any owner, builder, architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor, construction superintendent or their agents or any other person taking part or assisting in the construction of any building who shall knowingly violate any of the applicable provisions of the uniform code or any lawful order of a local government, a county or the secretary made …
Sponsors
- Nikki Lucas (D, 60) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : PRINT NUMBER 8404A
- : AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Votes
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 4, 2026): 22 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Executive Law
Common questions
- What is A8404?
- A8404 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Imposes certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standards within fourteen days and increases certain fine amounts for violations of housing standards.
- What does A8404 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to imposing certain penalties related to violations of building and fire code standards within fourteen days and increasing certain fines for violations of housing standards.
- What is the status of A8404?
- In committee as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored A8404?
- Nikki Lucas (D, 60).
- Where is the official record for A8404?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8404
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