2001 SESSION

01-0675

05/10

SENATE BILL 32

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill exempts dumbwaiters from the elevator law.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-0675

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Elevators and Accessibility Lifts; Dumbwaiters Excluded. Amend RSA 157-B:2, IV to read as follows:

IV. "Elevator" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform which moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction; or a stairway inclined lift which moves in guides in an inclined direction; and includes the doors, well, enclosures, means, and appurtenances required for its operation. The term "elevator" shall include an accessibility lift but does not include a vertical reciprocating conveyor, a material lift, a dumbwaiter, or an accessibility lift in a private residence.

2 New Elevators; New Accessibility Lifts; Reference to Dumbwaiters Removed. Amend RSA 157-B:3 to read as follows:

157-B:3 New Elevators; New Accessibility Lifts. The provisions of the most recent version of the American Standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators and Moving Walks, Material Lifts and Dumbwaiters With Automatic Transfer Devices, Wheelchair Lifts and Stairchair Lifts are the minimum requirements for all elevators, [dumbwaiters,] escalators, and accessibility lifts installed after January 1, 1998.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.