---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to swimming pool enclosures"
description: "Provides that release mechanism standards be developed by the state fire prevention and building code council based on internationally recognized standards."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 9888"
citation: "New York A 9888 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John T. McDonald III"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-04-26"
last_action: "2024-08-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c05725a7-d9c9-4340-b1e3-3c20dd71e265"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A9888"
source_hash: "bbf2f345b5869182c304bbd1515a0a5d633cca0d6c287b707732c93b98bbb15f"
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 9888 (2023-2024) — Relates to swimming pool enclosures

Provides that release mechanism standards be developed by the state fire prevention and building code council based on internationally recognized standards.

## Version chain

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

1. **A9888** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A9888&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A9888A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A9888A)
3. **A9888B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A9888B)
4. **A9888C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A9888C)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: C — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John T. McDonald III — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-26** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-16** PRINT NUMBER 9888A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-21** REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-23** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-23** PRINT NUMBER 9888B `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-28** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES 9888C `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-06-03** REPORTED
- **2024-06-03** RULES REPORT CAL.356
- **2024-06-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.356
- **2024-06-04** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-04** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-06-04** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-04** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7731A
- **2024-06-04** 3RD READING CAL.1019
- **2024-06-04** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-06-04** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-08-29** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-29** SIGNED CHAP.292 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c05725a7-d9c9-4340-b1e3-3c20dd71e265`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).