BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 739 By: Leedom State Affairs 3-14-95 Committee Report (Amended) BACKGROUND Currently, the standards of the Commissioner of Licensing and Regulation for elevators, escalators, and related equipment used by the public does not apply to non-public restricted access elevators which the public is not generally invited to use. Attorney General Letter Opinion 94-096, however, determined that the "public" included "any and all individuals" and that all elevators which carried members of the public were subject to inspection with the exception of those found in private homes. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 739 provides that Chapter 754B, Texas Health and Safety Code, does not apply to an elevator, an escalator, or related equipment in an industrial facility to which access is limited principally to employees of that facility. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 754.014, Texas Health and Safety Code, by adding Subsection (d), to provide that Chapter 754B does not apply to an elevator, an escalator, or related equipment in an industrial facility to which access is limited principally to employees of that facility. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1995. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.