Legislation Impacting LL152

Int. No. 429-A – 91825  was originally introduced 02/28/2024.
The first hearing was 10/16/2024 and it was enacted 09/25/2025.
This will amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the fuel gas code in relation to periodic inspections of gas piping systems, ordinary plumbing work, reestablishing the plumbing and fire suppression piping contractor license board, piping systems, emergency work, fire suppression piping work, and seizure.
Click HERE to review the Proposed Amendment of DOB Rules relating to Gas Piping Inspections and instructions to attend the Virtual Public Hearing 10/27/2025.
Click HERE to review the historical progress of Int 429-2024-A on the NY City Council website.
Click HERE to download Int. No. 429-A – 9/18/25 as a WORD DOC. (It will immediately download to your computer or phone to the folder you have enabled to receive downloads)
Click HERE to download Int. No. 429-A – 9/18/25 as a PDF with details. (It will immediately download to your computer or phone to the folder you have enabled to receive downloads)
Sponsors: Council Members Pierina Ana Sanchez, Justin L. Brannan, Julie Won and 39 others.
Status: 09/25/2025Enacted (Mayor’s Desk for Signature)
Becomes Law: The Bill becomes law on either the day the Mayor signs it or the 30th day after presentment if the Mayor neither signs nor vetoes.
If the Mayor takes no action: the bill becomes law by lapse on October 25, 2025 and takes effect 120 days later, on February 22, 2026.
If the Mayor signs earlier then it becomes law on the signature date and takes effect 120 days after that. (Earliest possible: if signed September 26, 2025, effective January 24, 2026.)

Summary of the changes to Local Law 152 as reported on 09/25/2025 by The Plumbing Foundation City of New York, Inc.

Clarifying the scope of Local Law 152 periodic building gas piping inspections so that it is clear commercial tenant spaces are now included in the inspection while residential apartments are not included.

Requiring that a person working under the Licensed Master Plumber conducting the LL152 inspections is a registered journeyman and has completed a required 7-hour training by an approved DOB course provider. (This can be verified by asking any inspector that is not the actual Licensed Master Plumber to display their credentials on the DOB Digital Worker Wallet application)

Clarifying the process for which to certify a building is not supplied with gas for LL152 inspection purposes.

Important clarifications to emergency work and ordinary plumbing work to help keep the cost of certain jobs that legally require plumbers, i.e., gas appliance installations, within reason for consumers.

Adopted 11/4/2024 and effective 11/18/2024. The rule amendment lowers the civil penalty amount for failure to file a certification of inspection of a building’s gas piping system for 3-family buildings. The civil penalty amount applicable to such buildings is lowered from $5,000 to $1,500. The lower amount is less of a hardship for owners of these smaller buildings (the smallest buildings that are subject to this requirement) yet still serve as a penalty for noncompliance. For larger buildings, the civil penalty amount for failure to file a certification of inspection remains at $5,000.
Click HERE to see the DOB Rule page

Adopted 09/13/2022 and Effective 10/22/2022 – The Department of Buildings hereby hereby adopts the amendments to Section 103-10 of Chapter 100 of Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York, regarding certifications of inspection for gas piping systems.
Click HERE to see the DOB Rule page

The New York City Council has passed – Introduction 2321-2021
Click HERE to see the NY City Council Legislation page for Introduction 2321-2021.
Click HERE to see the PDF of the Bill.
Click HERE to see the PDF of the 12/30/2021 DOB Service Notice Follow-Up #5 – Local Law 152 of 2016 that outlines these procedures.
Click HERE to see the PDF of actual Local Law 138 which made effective, as of 03/22/2022, § 28-318.3.7 Extension of time to complete inspection.
Click HERE to see the PDF of the 12/30/2021 DOB Service Notice Follow-Up #6 – Local Law 152 of 2016 that outlines § 28-318.3.7 Extension of time to complete inspection.

Summary:
Pursuant to Local Law 152 of 2016 and Department of Buildings (DOB), rules, between January 1 and December 31 of every fourth year, building gas piping systems must be inspected in community districts in all boroughs. DOB rules also require submission of a certification that all conditions identified in the inspection report have been corrected no later than 120 days, or if more time is needed, no later than 180 days following the inspection date. Although a late certification is permitted when additional time for a correction is needed, where a property owner is unable to timely complete an inspection, there is no way for the property owner to seek an extension of time to complete the inspection. In addition, a property owner is required to have gas piping in their building inspected, even if the building does not have active gas service. This bill would allow a property owner of a building with gas piping but not active gas service to forego their gas piping inspection so long as they provide certification from their utility company and themselves that there is no active gas service in their building. If they resume gas service they must obtain a certificate of approval of gas installation from DOB and comply with the gas piping inspection and certification requirements of local Law 152. This bill also allows DOB to grant additional time to submit a certification, beyond 180 days, if additional time is needed to ameliorate conditions that must be corrected. Finally, this bill provides a 180 day extension to comply with both the inspection and certification requirements of Local Law 152 for any building owner who requests an extension.

The New York City Council has passed – Introduction 2259-2021
Click HERE to see the NY City Council Legislation page for Introduction 2259-2021.
Click HERE to see the PDF of the Bill.
Click HERE to see the PDF of actual Local Law 137 which made effective, as of 11/22/2021, an extension of the deadlines for inspection and correction of building gas piping systems in certain community districts.
Click HERE to see the PDF of the 12/2/2021 DOB Service Notice Follow-Up #4 – Local Law 152 of 2016 extending the deadline.

Summary:
Pursuant to Local Law 152 of 2016 and Department of Buildings (DOB) rules, between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021, building gas piping systems must be inspected in community districts (CD) 2, 5, 7, 13, and 18 in all boroughs. DOB rules also require submission of a certification that all conditions identified in the inspection report have been corrected no later than 120 days or if more time is needed no later than 180 days following the inspection date. This bill would extend the December 31, 2021 inspection deadline for buildings in CD 2, 5, 7, 13, and 18 in all boroughs until June 30, 2022. The bill provides that for such buildings inspected between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021, the certification of correction may be submitted later than 120 days or later than 180 days following the inspection date, as applicable, but no later than June 30, 2022. This bill would also require DOB to conduct targeted outreach regarding complying with the requirements of Local Law 152 of 2016 by December 1, 2021.

Adopted 07/01/2021 and Effective 08/11/2021 – The Department of Buildings hereby adopts the amendments to Section 103-10 of Chapter 100 of Title 1 regarding certifications of inspection for gas piping systems.
Click HERE to see the DOB Rule page

The New York City Council has passed – Introduction 2151-2020 – Version:B – A Local Law in relation to extending the deadlines for inspection and correction of building gas piping systems in certain community districts to 06/30/2021.
ACTION as of 12/17/2020 is Approved By Council and passed.
STATUS is Enacted (Mayor’s Desk for Signature)

Click HERE to see the legislation page.
Click HERE to see the PDF of actual Local Law 012 which made effective, as of 01/17/2021, an extension of the deadlines for inspection and correction of building gas piping systems in certain community districts.
Also to access the DOB Service Updates site and see the list of updates – Click HERE. (A December update, Follow Up #3 has been posted)

On Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 4:00 PM Housing and Buildings Committee Chair Robert Cornegy held a 9 minute hearing with other committee council members and approved the Proposed Int. No. 2151-B.
The City Council will have a final vote on 12/17/2020 to affirm that the current 12/31/2020 deadline for a Local Law 152 inspection in community districts 1. 3 and 10 will be extended to 06/30/2020. It is expected to pass.Click HERE to see the Committee Green Sheet announcing the Committee on Housing and Buildings – 12/15/2020 REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 5)
For the replay on the NY City Council site Click HERE

On Wednesday 12/02/2020 the NY City Council held an afternoon hearing that addressed this and other important topics.
Click HERE for the agenda.

For the replay on the NY City Council site Click HERE

Comments specific to Local Law 152 are as follows:

00:19:21 Melanie La Rocca, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings
00:56:36 Daniel Dromm, NY City Council Member, District 25
02:33:30 George Bassolino, Master Plumbers Council of the City of NY
02:36:30 April McIver, Executive Director, The Plumbing Foundation, City of NY
02:39:21 George Bassolino, Master Plumbers Council of the City of NY along with Housing and Buildings Committee Chair Robert Cornegy and Aurthur Goldstein, Esq. Chair – New York City Government Relations Practice Group at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP