A 5713: Requires professional engineers, land surveyors and professional geologists to report structural faults within forty-eight hours.
What A 5713 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law requires professional engineers, land surveyors, and professional geologists to report structural defects or faults within 48 hours of discovering them. This report must be made to the relevant local government authority, such as the county, city, town, or village where the structure is located. The law aims to improve public safety by ensuring that these professionals promptly inform local authorities of any potential issues with structures, allowing for timely action to be taken to address the problem.
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Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5713
- What is the current status of A 5713?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5713 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 5713 pass?
- Not yet. A 5713 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5713, and where is it now?
- A 5713 was authored by Asm. Jodi Giglio. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Feb. 20, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 201 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5713 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring professional engineers, land surveyors and professional geologists to report struc- tural faults within forty-eight hours The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 7209 of the education law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. Every professional engineer, land surveyor and professional geolo- 4 gist who finds a structural defect, fault, or other issue with any type 5 of structure shall report such issue to the county, city, town, village 6 and/or other political subdivision in which such structure is located 7 within forty-eight hours of discovering such issue. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 9 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04392-01-5
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