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SB458 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Tammy Irons
Democrat
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Elevator Safety Review Board, regulation of elevators and inspection of elevators in private residences, authority to place elevators out of service, local regulation preempted, Sec. 25-13-18 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, the Elevator Safety Review Board regulates elevators. The board is administratively located within the Department of Labor.

Under existing law, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts in private residences are required to have a certificate of operation.

Existing law does not specify that an elevator which is out of compliance may be required to be placed out of service until found to be in compliance.

This bill would require any newly installed residential elevator in a private residence and any residential elevator installed in any other location to be inspected and receive a certificate of operation. The bill would authorize the owner of any private residence to have an elevator in the residence inspected. The bill would also specify that the administrator of the board may require a conveyance which is out of compliance to be placed out of service until reinspected and found to be in compliance and would specify that the state regulation of elevators and conveyances would preempt local regulation.

Subjects
Elevator Safety Review Board

Bill Actions

Delivered to Governor at 7:55 p.m. on June 9, 2011

Assigned Act No. 2011-708.

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1166

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 578

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 577

Ward Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Business and Labor

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

June 9, 2011 House Passed
Yes 72
No 20
Abstained 3
Absent 10

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature