elevator requirements; construction project; employees

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not listed in the provided source material; therefore, applicability to projects started before enactment cannot be confirmed.

HB2927: Elevator Rules for Tall Construction Projects

This law requires construction projects designed to be at least sixty feet tall or forty-eight feet deep to have a working elevator, hoist, or temporary lift installed once the structure reaches thirty-six feet in height.

What This Bill Does

• Requires new buildings designed to be at least sixty feet above ground level or forty-eight feet below ground level to include an employee transport system such as a personnel hoist, temporary elevator, or elevator.
• Mandates that this system must be installed and in proper working condition when the structure reaches thirty-six feet in height.
• Defines building height by measuring from the ground level to the highest point of the structure, including parapet walls, mechanical rooms, stair towers, and elevator penthouse structures.
• Excludes antennas, smokestacks, flag poles, and similar attachments from the official height measurement.

Who It Names or Affects

• Construction projects in Arizona designed to be at least sixty feet tall or forty-eight feet deep.
• Employees working on these specific construction sites who need safe vertical transport.

Terms To Know

Personnel hoist

A temporary lift used to move workers up and down a building during construction, required by this law for tall projects.

Parapet walls

Low protective walls built along the edge of a roof that count toward total height when measuring if an elevator is needed.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not specify penalties for builders who fail to install these elevators on time.
• It is unclear if this rule applies to buildings already under construction before the effective date of the bill, as no effective date or retroactivity clause is provided in the text.

Official Summary Text

HB2927 - elevator requirements; construction project; employees

Current Bill Text

HB2927 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
elevator requirements; construction project; employees

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2927

Introduced by

Representatives
Sandoval: Abeytia, Aguilar, Austin, Cavero, Connolly, Contreras L, Contreras
P, Crews, Garcia, Liguori, Luna-N�jera, M�rquez, Peshlakai, Simacek, Stahl
Hamilton, Tsosie, Villegas;� Senators Epstein, Gabald�n, Gonzales, Hatathlie,
Miranda, Ortiz, Sundareshan

AN
ACT

amending title 23, chapter 2, article 12,
arizona revised statutes, by adding section 23-491.17; relating to
employment practices and working conditions.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 23, chapter 2, article 12,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-491.17, to read:

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23-491.17.

Employee use elevators; construction projects; requirements

A construction project that is designed to be at
least sixty feet above ground level or at least forty-eight feet below
ground level shall include a personnel hoist, a temporary elevator or an
elevator for employee use. The elevator is required to be installed
and in proper working condition when the structure reaches thirty-six
feet in height that is measured from the ground level to the highest point of
the structure that:

1. Includes all of the following:

(
a
) Parapet
walls.

(
b
) Mechanical
rooms.

(
c
) Stair
towers.

(
d
) Elevator
penthouse structures.

2. Does not include:

(
a
) Antennas.

(
b
) Smokestacks.

(
c
) Flag poles.

(
d
) Any other
similar attachments.
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