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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standards for and regulation of elevators, escalators, |
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and similar equipment in single-family dwellings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 754.0141, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (b), (e), and (f) and adding |
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Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall adopt rules containing minimum |
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safety standards for: |
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(1) [that must be used by] registered elevator |
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inspectors to use when inspecting elevators, chairlifts, and |
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platform lifts installed in single-family dwellings; and |
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(2) registered contractors to use when installing |
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elevators, chairlifts, and platform lifts [installed] in |
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single-family dwellings. |
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(e) On completing installation of equipment in a |
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single-family dwelling, a registered contractor shall provide the |
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dwelling owner with relevant information, in writing, about use, |
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safety, and maintenance of the equipment, including the |
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advisability of having the equipment periodically and timely |
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inspected by a registered elevator inspector. |
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(f) An inspection by a registered elevator inspector of |
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equipment in a single-family dwelling may be performed only at the |
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request and with the consent of the owner. The owner of a |
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single-family dwelling is not subject to Section 754.019, 754.0231, |
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754.0232, 754.0233, 754.0234, or 754.0235. |
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(g) A registered contractor who installs or alters an |
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elevator in a single-family dwelling shall: |
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(1) ensure the space between the hoistway face of the |
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landing door or gate and the hoistway face of the car door or gate |
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does not exceed four inches; and |
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(2) as necessary install a space guard or equivalent |
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product that ensures the space requirement of Subdivision (1) is |
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satisfied. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |