bill cuts small-building elevator inspections to every five years

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89R10371 LRM-D

By: King
H.B. No. 2450

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to elevator inspection requirements in buildings with four

stories or less.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sections 754.015(a) and (c), Health and Safety

Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) The commission by rule shall provide for:

(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), an annual

inspection and certification of the equipment covered by standards

adopted under this chapter;

(2) to the extent authorized by rules adopted under

the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Section

12101 et seq.) and by other federal law, an elevator inspection at

least every five years of a building with not more than four stories

and for certification of each elevator in the building;

(3) enforcement of the [ those ] standards adopted under

this chapter ;

(4) [ (3) ] registration, including certification, of

elevator inspectors;

(5) [ (4) ] registration of contractors;

(6) [ (5) ] the procedures by which a certificate of

compliance is issued and displayed;

(7) [ (6) ] notification to building owners,

architects, and other building industry professionals regarding

the necessity of annually inspecting equipment;

(8) [ (7) ] approval of continuing education programs

for registered elevator inspectors;

(9) [ (8) ] standards of conduct for individuals who are

registered under this chapter;

(10) [ (9) ] general liability insurance written by an

insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this

state or an eligible surplus lines insurer, as defined by Section

981.002, Insurance Code, as a condition of contractor registration

with coverage of not less than:

(A) $1 million for each single occurrence of

bodily injury or death; and

(B) $500,000 for each single occurrence of

property damage;

(11) [ (10) ] the submission and review of plans for the

installation or alteration of equipment;

(12) [ (11) ] continuing education requirements for

renewal of contractor registration;

(13) [ (12) ] maintenance control programs,

maintenance, repair, and parts manuals, and product-specific

inspection, testing, and maintenance procedures;

(14) [ (13) ] the method and manner of reporting

accidents and reportable conditions to the department; and

(15) [ (14) ] an owner's designation of an agent for

purposes of this chapter.

(c) The commission by rule may require a reinspection or

recertification of equipment if:

(1) the equipment has been altered;

(2) the equipment poses a significant threat to

passenger or worker safety; or

(3) an [ annual ] inspection report indicates an

existing violation has continued longer than permitted in a delay

granted by the executive director.

SECTION 2. Section 754.0235(a), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) An emergency order issued in accordance with Section

754.0234 may also direct an owner to disconnect power to or lock out

equipment if:

(1) the department determines imminent and

significant danger to passenger or worker safety exists if action

is not taken immediately; [ or ]

(2) an annual inspection described by Section

754.015(a)(1) has not been performed in more than two years ; or

(3) an inspection described by Section 754.015(a)(2)

has not been performed in more than six years .

SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall

adopt rules necessary to implement the change in law made by this

Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.