Loading chat...

MI HB4510

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/14/2019

Primary Sponsor

Diana Farrington

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

100th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Changes the responsible department from the Department of Labor to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for elevator safety enforcement and regulation.

  • Updates the definition of "director" to mean the director of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs or their designee, replacing references to the director of labor.

  • Clarifies that "repairs" means work necessary to maintain equipment in safe condition, including adjusting or replacing defective parts with equivalent material and design.

  • Adds a new provision allowing the director to grant exceptions or variations from elevator safety requirements when altering safety measures that were not originally required at the time of construction, if reasonable safety will be secured.

  • Takes effect 15 days after enactment into law.

Legislative Description

Occupations; construction; waiver of rule provisions to allow certain modification to safety equipment; require. Amends secs. 2 & 9 of 1967 PA 227 (MCL 408.802 & 408.809).

State agencies (existing): licensing and regulatory affairs

Last Action

Referred To Committee Of The Whole

6/19/2019

Committee Referrals

Regulatory Reform5/16/2019
Government Operations4/25/2019

Full Bill Text

No bill text available