elevator requirements; construction project; employees.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material specifies the inclusion of a personnel hoist or temporary elevator, not just an elevator.

Elevator Rules 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 employees once the building reaches thirty-six feet in height.

What This Bill Does

• Requires large buildings under construction to install an elevator or similar equipment for workers when they reach a certain height.
• Specifies that the elevator must be ready and working by the time the building is thirty-six feet high, measured from ground level to the highest point of the structure including parapet walls, mechanical rooms, stair towers, and elevator penthouse structures.
• Lists parts of the building, like parapet walls and mechanical rooms, that count towards the thirty-six-foot measurement.

Who It Names or Affects

• Construction companies working on large buildings
• Employees who work at heights during construction

Terms To Know

parapet wall

A low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony, often for safety.

mechanical room

A space in a building where equipment like air conditioning units and elevators are kept.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens if the elevator is not installed on time.
• The bill does not mention how to measure buildings that go below ground level.

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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