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A06029
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1230
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, MAY 29, 2024
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in powers and duties of the Department of Labor
and Industry, its departmental administrative and advisory
boards and departmental administrative officers, further
providing for Elevator Safety Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2214.1(f) of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
amended to read:
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Section 2214.1. Elevator Safety Board.--* * *
(f) (1) The board shall recommend regulations to the
Secretary of Labor and Industry relating to construction,
maintenance and inspection of elevators and safe operation of
elevators. The board may consult with engineering authorities
and other appropriate organizations regarding the application of
elevator industry codes and standards.
(2) The Secretary of Labor and Industry shall review any
recommendations for regulations submitted by the board and, if
the secretary approves the recommendations, shall promulgate
regulations consistent with the recommendations.
(3) The board may grant exceptions and variances from the
requirements of applicable codes and standards or regulations if
the changes would not jeopardize the safety and welfare of the
general public or individuals employed in the elevator industry.
The Department of Labor and Industry shall accept applications
for all exceptions and variances and shall make recommendations
on the applications to the board.
(4) The board may hold hearings and hear appeals on matters
relating to this section in accordance with regulations and
procedures established by the board in consultation with the
Department of Labor and Industry.
(5) (i) Commencing July 1, 2025, the applicable elevator
code for the Commonwealth shall be the ASME A17.1-2016. THE
BOARD MAY RECOMMEND MODIFICATIONS TO ASME A17.1-2016 PRIOR TO
THE CODE TAKING EFFECT. ANY RECOMMENDED MODIFICATION SHALL BE
MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY NO LATER THAN
DECEMBER 31, 2024. The Department of Labor and Industry shall
consider any recommended modification made by the board and any
other modifications the Department of Labor and Industry may
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deem necessary. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY SHALL
TRANSMIT NOTICE TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU OF THE CODE
ALONG WITH THE MODIFICATIONS BY THE BOARD incorporated by the
Department of Labor and Industry FOR PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT
AVAILABLE ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN NO LATER THAN MARCH
31, 2025.
(ii) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "ASME"
shall mean the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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