Bill Text: MS SB2848 | 2020 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: MS Conveyance Safety Act; exempt conveyances that serve only two adjacent floors from annual inspection requirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2020-06-09 - Died In Committee [SB2848 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2020-SB2848-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2020 Regular Session
To: Judiciary, Division A
By: Senator(s) Harkins, Parker, Jackson (15th)
Senate Bill 2848
(As Passed the Senate)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-45-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXEMPT CONVEYANCES THAT SERVE ONLY TWO ADJACENT FLOORS FROM THE ANNUAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENT UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI CONVEYANCE SAFETY ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 45-45-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-45-27. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all new and existing conveyances located in any building or structure to have the conveyance inspected annually (ASME A17.1/CSA B44, category one) by a licensed elevator inspector who shall supply the property owner or lessee and the licensing authority with a written inspection report that describes any and all code violations. However, if the conveyance is an elevator that serves only two (2) adjacent floors, an annual inspection is not required. Property owners shall have thirty (30) days from the date of the published inspection report to be in full compliance with correcting the violations.
(2) (a) It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all conveyances to hire an elevator contractor or a limited elevator contractor to supervise the required tests at intervals in compliance with the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Appendix N, ASME A18.1 and ASCE 21.
(b) All tests shall be performed by a licensed elevator mechanic.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.
