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MA H2146

MA H2146
Relative to improving elevator inspection procedures


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Introduced
01/20/2015
In Committee
04/25/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a reporting protocol for the Executive Office of Public Safety to monitor and report the backlogs in elevator inspections across the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill requires the Secretary of the Executive Office of Public Safety, a state government department responsible for public safety, to report bi-annually to specific legislative committees, including the House and Senate committees on ways and means (which deal with state budgets) and post audit and oversight (which reviews government operations). This report will detail all elevators inspected in the last twelve months, the locations of both completed and pending inspections, how long pending inspections have been waiting, the number and geographic distribution of state-certified elevator inspectors, the inspection backlog for each inspector, the number of elevators out of service due to violations or disrepair, and the agency's plan and estimated costs to reduce inspection backlogs to three days or less.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 04/25/2016)

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