elevator requirements; construction project; employees

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on penalties or exceptions beyond the specified height requirements.

Elevator Requirements for Construction Projects

This bill requires construction projects that are at least sixty feet above or forty-eight feet below ground level to include a personnel hoist, temporary elevator, or permanent elevator for employee use when the building reaches thirty-six feet in height.

What This Bill Does

• Requires construction projects over a certain height to install an elevator or similar equipment for employees.
• Specifies that this equipment must be operational by the time the structure is thirty-six feet high.
• Lists specific parts of the building, like parapet walls and mechanical rooms, when measuring the height for elevator installation requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

• Construction companies working on projects over sixty feet tall or forty-eight feet deep underground.
• Employees who work at heights during construction.

Terms To Know

parapet wall

A low wall along the edge of a roof, often used for safety and to prevent water from running off the roof in an uncontrolled way.

mechanical room

An area within a building where equipment like air conditioning units or elevators are housed.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if the elevator is not installed on time.
• It does not mention how to handle construction projects that do not meet the height requirements but still need elevators for safety reasons.

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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