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State Building Code Council members urge coordination with L&I on elevator language in HB 1183
Summary
During an April 5 meeting, the State Building Code Council legislative committee discussed proposed elevator language in House Bill 1183 and urged coordination with the Department of Labor and Industries before adopting any standards into the building code, citing budget, technical and authority concerns.
State Building Code Council legislative committee members discussed proposed elevator language in House Bill 1183 on April 5, and generally advised that the Department of Labor and Industries — not the council — should adopt elevator standards before the council is asked to reference them in the building code.
The discussion focused on whether the bill’s backers intend to require adoption of an international (ISO) elevator standard, and whether the council should be directed to change building-code references in chapter 30 to match any such adoption. Dustin (staff member) said, “the inclusion of adoption of standards by SBCC shouldn't be a part of this bill,” and recommended that, if standards are desired, the Legislature direct L&I to adopt them and direct SBCC to correlate the building-code references.
Committee members said the current…
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