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A 11674: Directs the adoption of the Mass Timber International Building Code (IBC) Standard Type IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C by the state fire prevention and building code council; directs the NYC commissioner of buildings to submit the code for adoption by the city council.
What A 11674 does, verified September 27, 2026
<p> This bill amends the Executive Law and the Administrative Code of the City of New York to formally adopt the mass timber International Building Code (IBC) standards, specifically types IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C. It establishes a new subdivision in the Executive Law to set standards for constructing new buildings and renovating existing ones using these mass timber standards. Additionally, the bill requires the city commissioner to submit proposed amendments to the city council every three years to keep the code updated with the latest IBC editions, with a specific mandate to include the mass timber standards by January 1, 2028. Before submitting these proposals, the commissioner must seek review and comment from an advisory committee. The act is scheduled to take effect ninety days after it becomes law. </p>
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-09-02)Alert me
Quick answers about A 11674
- What is the current status of A 11674?
- As of September 27, 2026, A 11674 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on September 2, 2026, was "referred to governmental operations".
- Did A 11674 pass?
- Not yet. A 11674 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 11674, and where is it now?
- A 11674 was authored by Asm. Tony Simone. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Sep. 02, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, September 2, 2026 · 383 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 11674 IN ASSEMBLY September 2, 2026 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simone) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the adoption of the Mass Timber International Building Code (IBC) Standard Type IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 1-b to read as follows: 3 1-b. Standards for the construction of all new buildings and for the 4 construction or renovation of existing buildings which adopts the Mass 5 Timber International Building Code (IBC) Standard Type IV-A, IV-B, and 6 IV-C. 7 § 2. Section 28-701.1 of the administrative code of the city of New 8 York, as added by local law number 33 of the city of New York for the 9 year 2007, is amended to read as follows: 10 §28-701.1 Update. No later than the third year after the effective 11 date of this section 701.1 and every third year thereafter, the commis- 12 sioner shall submit to the city council proposed amendments that [he or13she] such commissioner determines should be made to this code to bring 14 it up to date with the latest edition of the International Building Code 15 or otherwise modify the provisions thereof. In addition, prior to the 16 submission of such proposal to the city council, such proposal shall be 17 submitted to an advisory committee established by the commissioner 18 pursuant to this title for review and comment. No later than January 19 first, two thousand twenty-eight the commissioner shall submit to the 20 city council proposed amendments which provide for the adoption of the 21 Mass Timber International Building Code (IBC) Standard Type IV-A, IV-B, 22 and IV-C. 23 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 24 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD16138-01-6
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