"Fire Life Safety Damper and Smoke Control System Inspection Verification Act"; Requires routine maintenance and periodic testing of smoke dampers, fire dampers, and smoke control systems in certain buildings by qualified personnel.*
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2023
Senate Passage
Dec 2023
Signed into Law
Dec 2023
Introduced Feb 13, 2023
Signed Dec 21, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Dec 21, 2023
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2023, c.186.
executive
Dec 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (32-0)
upper
Dec 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-0-0)
lower
Nov 20, 2023
Vetoed
Conditional Veto, Received in the Assembly
lower
Jun 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (36-0)
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (74-0-0)
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Recommitted to Assembly Appropriations Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
P
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
P
DR
Daniel R. Benson
DDemocratic
P
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
DDemocratic
P
Shirley Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
GM
Gabriela M. Mosquera
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Carter
DDemocratic
Co
NP
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Shanique Speight
DDemocratic
Co
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
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