l9n/ Mississippi

2012 Regular Session

House Bill 913

Minimum Standards for Conveyance Services; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CONVEYANCE PERSONNEL AND SERVICES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE SCOPE OF THE ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; 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 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 ELEVATOR IN A 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 House of Representatives

Its course

February 20 to April 3, 2012, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 1322 days

Judiciary AFeb 20 to Feb 288 days

In the SenateMar 13 to Apr 3 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 19 to Apr 3 · stopped15 days

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 House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 13Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Mar 15 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 15Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 19Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Appropriations
  3. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 13PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 15Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 19Referred To Judiciary, Division A;AppropriationsSenate
  7. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate