MS HB795 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-01-25 - Failed
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Create The "elevator Safety Act Of Mississippi"; To Provide For The Scope Of The Act; To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Establish The Elevator Safety Review Board And Provide For Its Membership; To Provide For The Board's Powers And Duties; To Provide For The Licensure Of Elevator Contractors, Elevator Mechanics And Elevator Inspectors, And To Establish Qualifications Therefor; To Provide For Biennial Renewal Of Licenses; To Provide That Licenses May Be Suspended, Revoked Or Subject To Civil Penalties Upon Certain Violations; To Require Registration Of Existing Elevators, Platform Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks And Any Other Conveyance; To Require Installations And/or Service And Maintenance To Be Performed In Compliance With The State Fire Prevention And Building Code; To Require Permits Before A Conveyance Is Erected, Constructed, Installed Or Altered Within Buildings Or Structures; To Provide Insurance Requirements For Licensees; To Require The Elevator Safety Review Board To Develop An Enforcement Program; To Provide Civil Penalties For Violations Of The Act; To Provide That The Provisions Of The Act Are Not Retroactive Unless Otherwise Stated; To Provide That The Owner Of All New And Existing Conveyances Located In Any Building Or Structure Shall Have The Responsibility Of Having The Conveyance Inspected Annually By A Licensed Elevator Inspector; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Elevator Safety Act of Mississippi; enact.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-01-25 - House - House Failed (Y: 56 N: 61 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-01-25 Failed
2011-01-25 Amended
2011-01-25 Committee Substitute Adopted
2011-01-19 Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2011-01-14 Referred To Judiciary A

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