HB 2123

Present law requires the owner or user of every elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator to register such equipment with the department of labor and workforce development within 60 days after the installation is completed. On and after July 1, 2027, this bill requires all newly constructed and accepted private residence elevators to be registered with the department no later than seven days after the date the private residence elevator is placed in service. Upon conveyance of the real property on which a private residence elevator is located, this bill requires the new owner to notify the department of the change in ownership within 60 days of the date of conveyance. "PRIVATE RESIDENCE"" DEFINED As used in this bill, a ""private residence"" is a dwelling constructed for a single family or a single unit of a multi-family dwelling that is owned, rented, or leased for the purpose of temporary or permanent habitation and is not open to the public. INSPECTIONS Present law requires all new, altered, and existing elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, except dormant equipment, to be tested and inspected in accordance with the following required inspections schedule:  Initial inspection and testing of new or altered installations in compliance with the applicable rules before an operating permit is issued, performed under the supervision of a licensed state elevator inspector .  Initial inspection of existing passenger elevators or escalators within three months, and existing freight elevators or dumbwaiters within six months, of the effective date of rules promulgated by the elevator and amusement device safety board .  Periodic inspections of every passenger elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, and freight elevator made every sixth calendar month following the initial inspection. This bill maintains that the inspections are required inspection s. H owever, this bill specifically provides that the requirements for initial inspections of existing elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators and the requirements for periodic inspections do not apply to private residence elevators. Therefore, the initial inspection and test of a new or altered installation is the only required inspection for a private residence elevator."