---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes local code enforcement officers may issue blanket orders extending the expiration date for all active building permits for a period of up to 120 days"
description: "Provides that local code enforcement officers may issue blanket orders extending the expiration date for all active building permits for a period of up to but not exceeding 120 days beyond the expiration date stated in the permit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 8236"
citation: "New York S 8236 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GAUGHRAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-04-27"
last_action: "2020-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f07662e5-78ab-490a-9d49-68c46f3aa5dc"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S8236"
source_hash: "418d84e2cdfc8cca9bf558aa7f90a602eed83e776f5d834f9b55e5ad43155190"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 8236 (2019-2020) — Authorizes local code enforcement officers may issue blanket orders extending the expiration date for all active building permits for a period of up to 120 days

Provides that local code enforcement officers may issue blanket orders extending the expiration date for all active building permits for a period of up to but not exceeding 120 days beyond the expiration date stated in the permit.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S8236** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8236&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S8236A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S8236A)

## Votes

- Rules Vote - Version: A — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Local Government Vote - Version: A — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- GAUGHRAN — primary (person)
- ADDABBO — cosponsor (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- COMRIE — cosponsor (person)
- HOYLMAN — cosponsor (person)
- KAPLAN — cosponsor (person)
- LIU — cosponsor (person)
- METZGER — cosponsor (person)
- SKOUFIS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-04-27** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-24** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee, amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-24** PRINT NUMBER 8236A `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-26** REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.650
- **2020-05-27** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2020-05-27** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2020-05-27** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-27** SUBSTITUTED FOR A10409A
- **2020-05-27** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.39
- **2020-05-27** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2020-05-27** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2020-06-05** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-17** SIGNED CHAP.111 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f07662e5-78ab-490a-9d49-68c46f3aa5dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).