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Committee approves raise in annual elevator certificate fee to $75
Summary
The Finance - Division I committee agreed to amend language in House Bill 2 and raise the annual certificate fee for commercial elevators from $50 to $75 after hearing revenue and staffing details from the Department of Labor.
The Finance - Division I committee voted unanimously (Representative Sweeney absent) to raise the annual state certificate fee for commercial elevators from $50 to $75 as part of revisions to House Bill 2.
Department of Labor Commissioner Ken Merrifield told the committee the $50 fee "has been exactly the same" at least since fiscal 2014 and that the certificate category typically generates just under $300,000 a year. Merrifield said the inspection unit directly involved with elevator certificates includes "3 and a half" elevator…
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