elevator requirements; construction project; employees.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status shows it passed both chambers but does not confirm if a governor has signed it or when it becomes effective.

SB1325: 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, temporary elevator, or personnel hoist when 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 use elevator, temporary elevator, or personnel hoist.
• Mandates that this equipment must be installed and working when the structure reaches thirty-six feet in height measured from ground level.
• Defines height measurements as going up 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 height measurement.

Who It Names or Affects

• Construction projects designed to be at least sixty feet tall or forty-eight feet deep.
• Employees working on these construction sites who need vertical transportation equipment.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law applies only if a project is designed before construction begins to reach specific height or depth limits.
• The provided text does not state penalties for failing to install the required equipment by the thirty-six-foot mark.
• The effective date of this law is not listed in the provided source material.

Official Summary Text

SB1325 - elevator requirements; construction project; employees.

Current Bill Text

SB1325 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
elevator requirements; construction project; employees.

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1325

Introduced by

Senator
Ortiz

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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