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HOUSE AMENDED
     PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1647, 1722, 1891              PRINTER'S NO.   1971
                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 1230
                                                 Session of
                                                   2024
     INTRODUCED BY BAKER, MAY 29, 2024
     AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
        OCTOBER 22, 2024
                                    AN ACT
 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
    "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
    executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
    Executive Department thereof and the administrative
    departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
    including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
    Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
    authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
    departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
    duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
    officers, and of the several administrative departments,
    boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
    Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
    and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
    certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
    other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
    and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
    prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
    of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
    certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
    determined," in powers and duties of the Department of Labor
    and Industry, its departmental administrative and advisory
    boards and departmental administrative officers, further
    providing for Elevator Safety Board.
    The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 hereby enacts as follows:
    Section 1.    Section 2214.1(f) of the act of April 9, 1929
 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
 amended to read:
    Section 2214.1.    Elevator Safety Board.--* * *
    (f)   (1)   The board shall recommend regulations to the
 Secretary of Labor and Industry relating to construction,
 maintenance and inspection of elevators and safe operation of
 elevators. The board may consult with engineering authorities
 and other appropriate organizations regarding the application of
 elevator industry codes and standards.
    (2)   The Secretary of Labor and Industry shall review any
 recommendations for regulations submitted by the board and, if
 the secretary approves the recommendations, shall promulgate
 regulations consistent with the recommendations.
    (3)   The board may grant exceptions and variances from the
 requirements of applicable codes and standards or regulations if
 the changes would not jeopardize the safety and welfare of the
 general public or individuals employed in the elevator industry.
 The Department of Labor and Industry shall accept applications
 for all exceptions and variances and shall make recommendations
 on the applications to the board.
    (4)   The board may hold hearings and hear appeals on matters
 relating to this section in accordance with regulations and
 procedures established by the board in consultation with the
 Department of Labor and Industry.
    (5)   (i)   Commencing July 1, 2025, the applicable elevator
 code for the Commonwealth shall be the ASME A17.1-2016. The
 board may recommend modifications to ASME A17.1-2016 prior to
 the code taking effect. Any recommended modification shall be
 made to the Department of Labor and Industry no later than
 December 31, 2024. THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY SHALL      <--
 CONSIDER ANY RECOMMENDED MODIFICATION MADE BY THE BOARD AND ANY
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 OTHER MODIFICATIONS THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY MAY
 DEEM NECESSARY. The Department of Labor and Industry shall
 transmit notice to the Legislative Reference Bureau of the code
 along with the modifications by the board INCORPORATED BY THE      <--
 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY for publication in the next
 available issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin no later than March
 31, 2025.
    (ii)     For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "ASME"
 shall mean the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
    Section 2.     This act shall take effect immediately.
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