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Committee releases amended elevator mechanics reciprocity bill after contested testimony over inspectors and safety
Summary
SB 2834, amended to permit limited reciprocity for mechanics from comparable states while excluding new-construction authority, was released after testimony from contractors citing workforce shortages and unions arguing the bill fails to increase inspector capacity and could weaken standards.
The Senate Commerce Committee released Senate Bill 2834, which revises licensure requirements for elevator, escalator and moving-walkway mechanics to allow the licensing board to grant licenses without examination to applicants with comparable out-of-state licenses, even where the other state does not provide reciprocity to New Jersey licensees. Proposed committee amendments create a limited license that excludes new-construction work.
Mary Kay Roberts, representing the…
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