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Subcommittee advances bill requiring state inspection of new residential elevators
Summary
A sponsor told the committee HB 2123 would require final inspection by the state's chief elevator inspector for new residential elevators; sponsor said the change aligns residential inspections with commercial practice and will improve safety. The committee voted 7–0 to advance the bill.
Sponsor presented House Bill 2123, saying the bill requires new residential elevator installations to receive a final inspection from the state's chief elevator inspector, the same standard applied to commercial elevators.
"This bill will save lives and people that are gonna be seriously injured," the sponsor said, noting that some fatalities have occurred in short-term rentals and that the change would apply to new installations in residences (defined as locations not open to the public). Committee members asked whether short-term rentals and cabins would be included; the sponsor confirmed they would. The clerk reported 7 ayes and 0 noes and the bill will move to Commerce.
