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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inspection or removal by the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation of elevators, escalators, and related |
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equipment after a delay for or waiver of compliance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 754.014, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (f) and (i) to read as follows: |
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(f) On expiration of a granted delay for compliance or |
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denial of a requested delay for compliance under Subsection (e), |
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the equipment must be inspected or removed in accordance with this |
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chapter and commission rules. |
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(i) On denial of a requested waiver of compliance under |
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Subsection (g), (h), or (h-1), the equipment must be inspected or |
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removed in accordance with this chapter and commission rules. |
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SECTION 2. Section 754.015, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The commission by rule may require a reinspection or |
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recertification of equipment if: |
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(1) the equipment has been altered; or |
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(2) the equipment poses a significant threat to |
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passenger or worker safety[; or |
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[(3) an annual inspection report indicates an existing |
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violation has continued longer than permitted in a delay granted by |
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the executive director]. |
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(c-1) The commission by rule shall require a reinspection or |
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recertification of equipment not later than the expiration date of |
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a granted delay for compliance for a violation indicated in an |
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annual inspection report. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation |
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shall adopt the rules necessary to implement, administer, and |
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enforce Sections 754.014(f) and (i) and 754.015(c-1), Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |