Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 2026 as Building Safety Month in the State of New York

Senate Resolution No. 2273

BY: Senator SKOUFIS

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        May 2026, as Building Safety Month in the  State  of
        New York

  WHEREAS,  Our  State is committed to recognizing that our growth and
strength depends on the safety and essential role our  homes,  buildings
and  infrastructure  play,  both  in  everyday  life  and when disasters
strike; and

  WHEREAS, Our confidence in the resilience of  these  buildings  that
make  up  our  community  is  achieved  through the devotion of vigilant
guardians--building safety and fire  prevention  officials,  architects,
engineers,   builders,  tradespeople,  design  professionals,  laborers,
plumbers and others in the construction industry who work year-round  to
ensure the safe construction of buildings; and

  WHEREAS,  These guardians are dedicated members of the International
Code  Council,  a  nonprofit  that   brings   together   local,   state,
territorial,  tribal  and federal officials who are experts in the built
environment to  create  and  implement  the  highest-quality  codes  and
standards  to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work and
play; and

  WHEREAS,  These  modern  building  codes   and   standards   include
safeguards  to  protect  the  public  from  hazards  such as hurricanes,
snowstorms, tornadoes, wildland fires, floods and earthquakes; and

  WHEREAS, Building Safety Month is  sponsored  by  the  International
Code  Council  to  remind  the  public  about  the  critical role of our
communities'  largely  unknown  protectors  of  public  safety-our  code
officials-who  assure  us  of safe, sustainable and affordable buildings
that are essential to our prosperity; and

  WHEREAS, "Built to Last," the theme for Building Safety Month  2026,
encourages  us  all  to  get involved and raise awareness about building
safety on a personal, local and global scale; and

  WHEREAS, Each year, in observance of Building Safety  Month,  people
all  over  the  world  are  asked  to consider the commitment to improve
building safety, resilience and economic investment at home and  in  the
community,  and  to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of
us by local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal building safety and
fire prevention departments, in  protecting  lives  and  property;  now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to  proclaim  May  2026,  as  Building
Safety Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.