---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain standards of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code"
description: "Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain standards of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 625"
citation: "New York A 625 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Thiele"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e0cb093-a788-486d-aa95-ee5fd32e176e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A625"
source_hash: "9b0c46871e46c5a9716a6c06ffdd18146ea4ad42ac4c51ed796ead5c573c5bc7"
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 A 625 (2023-2024) — Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain standards of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code

Exempts hot tubs or spas with safety covers from certain standards of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code.

## Version chain

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

1. **A625** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A625&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **143–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fred Thiele — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18** REPORTED
- **2023-01-18** RULES REPORT CAL.29
- **2023-01-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.29
- **2023-01-23** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-01-23** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-01-23** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S1347
- **2023-01-30** 3RD READING CAL.115
- **2023-01-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-01-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-03-03** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-03** SIGNED CHAP.18 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e0cb093-a788-486d-aa95-ee5fd32e176e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).