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A 5759: Requires the state fire prevention and building code council to adopt uniform fire prevention and building code standards requiring buildings have their address numbers, building numbers, or approved building identification placed at least three feet above ground level where plainly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 5759 does, verified January 8, 2026

The proposed law requires that buildings display their address numbers, building numbers, or approved identification clearly visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property. The identification must be at least three feet above ground level. This law aims to improve accessibility and visibility of building addresses, making it easier for people to navigate and find specific buildings.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5759
What is the current status of A 5759?
As of January 8, 2026, A 5759 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 governmental operations".
Did A 5759 pass?
Not yet. A 5759 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 5759, and where is it now?
A 5759 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to governmental operations
Feb. 20, 2025referred to governmental operations
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 20, 2025 · 199 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5759 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 20, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring buildings have their building identification visible and legible from the street or road fronting the property The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 378 of the executive law, as 2 renumbered by section 3 of part RR of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is 3 renumbered subdivision 21 and a new subdivision 20 is added to read as 4 follows: 5 20. Standards requiring that buildings place their address numbers, 6 building numbers, or approved building identification at least three 7 feet above ground level where plainly visible and legible from the 8 street or road fronting the property. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09641-01-5 
Text of A 5759 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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