PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1647
PRINTER'S NO. 1722
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1230
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, MAY 29, 2024
SENATOR ROBINSON, LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AS AMENDED, JUNE 11, 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 January JULY 1, 2025, the applicable
elevator code for the Commonwealth shall be the ASME A17.1-2016.
Subsequently, the Elevator Safety Board shall adopt a more
recent version of ASME A17.1 every three (3) years.
(ii) Prior to January 1, 2025, the Elevator Safety Board may
adopt ASME A17.1-2016 or an update subsequent to ASME A17.1-2016
as the applicable elevator code for the Commonwealth.
(iii) (II) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term
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"ASME" shall mean the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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