l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2331

Elevator Safety Act of Mississippi; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 28, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "ELEVATOR SAFETY ACT OF MISSISSIPPI"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE SCOPE OF THE ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE ELEVATOR SAFETY REVIEW BOARD AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP; TO PROVIDE FOR THE BOARD'S POWERS AND DUTIES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSURE OF ELEVATOR CONTRACTORS, ELEVATOR MECHANICS AND ELEVATOR INSPECTORS, AND TO ESTABLISH QUALIFICATIONS THEREFOR; TO PROVIDE FOR BIENNIAL RENEWAL OF LICENSES; TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSES MAY BE SUSPENDED, REVOKED OR SUBJECT TO CIVIL PENALTIES UPON CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; TO REQUIRE REGISTRATION OF EXISTING ELEVATORS, PLATFORM LIFTS, DUMBWAITERS, ESCALATORS, MOVING WALKS AND ANY OTHER CONVEYANCE; TO REQUIRE INSTALLATIONS AND/OR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE TO BE PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE; TO REQUIRE PERMITS BEFORE A CONVEYANCE IS ERECTED, CONSTRUCTED, INSTALLED OR ALTERED WITHIN BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES; TO PROVIDE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSEES; TO REQUIRE THE ELEVATOR SAFETY REVIEW BOARD TO DEVELOP AN ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT ARE NOT RETROACTIVE UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OWNER OF ALL NEW AND EXISTING CONVEYANCES LOCATED IN ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE SHALL HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HAVING THE CONVEYANCE INSPECTED ANNUALLY BY A LICENSED ELEVATOR INSPECTOR; TO EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE THAT IS TWO STORIES OR LESS AND ANY PRIVATE RESIDENCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Bob M. Dearing

Its course

January 11 to March 28, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action20 actions on 15 days

In the SenateJan 11 to Feb 727 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 11 to Jan 2615 days

Fees, Salaries and AdministrationJan 26 to Jan 271 day

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 7 to Mar 425 days

Judiciary BFeb 14 to Feb 14 · moved on0 days

Judiciary AFeb 14 to Feb 239 days

Back in the SenateMar 4 to Mar 28 · stopped24 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 11 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 11Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Fees, Salaries and Administration
  2. Jan 26Reported as a committee substitute from JA to FS in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  4. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 9Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Rereferred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  4. Feb 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Mar 1Amended in the House
  6. Failed in the House
  7. Mar 2Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Flaggs, Blackmon and Cockerham)
  8. Mar 4Reconsidered in the House
  9. Amended in the House
  10. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 8 – Mar 28

  1. Mar 8Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 9Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 15Conferees named in the Senate: Fillingane, Brown and Michel
  4. Mar 17Conferees named in the House: Blackmon, Cockerham and Moss
  5. Mar 28Died in conference in the Senate
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Jan 11Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Fees, Salaries and AdministrationSenate
  2. Jan 26DR - TSDPCS: JA To FSSenate
  3. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  4. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  5. Feb 7PassedSenate
  6. Feb 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 14Rereferred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 23Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 1AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 1FailedHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 2Motion to Reconsider Entered (Flaggs, Blackmon, Cockerham)House of Representatives
  13. Mar 4ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 8Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 9Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  18. Mar 15Conferees Named Fillingane,Brown,MichelSenate
  19. Mar 17Conferees Named Blackmon,Cockerham,MossHouse of Representatives
  20. Mar 28Died In ConferenceSenate