Revises licensing requirements and out-of-State reciprocity for elevator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanic's licenses.

S2834 1R

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 2834

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator ANGELA V. MCKNIGHT

District 31 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Revises licensing requirements and out-of-State
reciprocity for elevator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanic's licenses.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Senate Commerce Committee on
February 12, 2026, with amendments.

��

An Act

concerning reciprocity
and licensure
requirements
for elevator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanic's
licenses and amending and supplementing P.L.2012, c.71.

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

����� 1.�� Section
8 of P.L.2012, c.71 (C.45:14H-8) is amended to read as follows:

����� 8.�� The
board
[
may
]

shall
in its discretion grant licenses
without examination to applicants so licensed by other states; provided that
[
equal reciprocity is provided for New Jersey
licensed mechanics by the law of the applicant's domiciliary state and provided
further that
]
the
applicant�s

domiciliary state's standards are equal to or comparable to those of this State

or the applicant�s domiciliary state�s apprenticeship program is registered
by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 C.F.R. s.29.5
.

(cf:
P.L.2012, c.71, s.8)

����� 2.�� Section
9 of P.L.2012, c.71 (C.45:14H-9) is amended to read as follows:

����� 9.�� Notwithstanding
any other provision of
[
this act
]

P.L.2012, c.71 (C.45:14H-1 et seq.)
to the
contrary, the board shall, upon application to it and submission of
satisfactory proof and the payment of the prescribed fee within 12 months
following the date sections 5, 10, and 12 of
[
this
act
]

P.L.2012, c.71 (C.45:14H-5, 14H:10, and 14H-12)

become operative, issue an elevator, escalator, and moving walkway mechanic
license without examination to any person, provided proof of one of the
following subsections is provided:

����� a.�� Proof
of acceptable work experience in the elevator, escalator, and moving walkway
industry in the installation, construction, alteration, repair, maintenance,
service, or testing, or any combination thereof, as verified through previous
and current employers and copies of filed income tax returns or W-2 or 1099
forms, and proof of successful passage of an examination for elevator mechanics
offered by a nationally recognized training program for the elevator,
escalator, and moving walkway industry, such as the National Elevator Industry
Educational Program
; a certificate of successful completion from the
National Association of Elevator Contractors Certified Elevator Technician
(NAEC CET) Program; or a certificate of successful completion of the joint
apprentice and training committee of the elevator industry of Local 3, IBEW, EE
division training program or an apprenticeship program for elevator mechanics,
having standards substantially similar to those of these programs, and
registered with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development,
the U.S. Department of Labor,
or an equivalent program; or

����� b.�� Proof
of acceptable work experience by the applicant in the elevator, escalator, and
moving walkway industry in the installation, construction, alteration, repair,
maintenance, service, or testing, or any combination thereof, without direct
and immediate supervision, within the State for at least three years, as
verified by previous and current employers or through building permits
reflecting the applicant's name, or a company for which the applicant was an
agent, or through proof of insurance or bonds issued covering the applicant, or
letters of reference from construction code officials who have examined the
applicant's work.

(cf:�
P.L.2012, c.71, s.9)

����� 3.
�(New section)� Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or
regulation to the contrary, an individual who obtained a license in the State
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.��� , c.������ (C.��������� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill) and seeks renewal of a license in accordance with
section 7 of P.L.2012, c.71 (C.45:14H-7) shall satisfy the continuing education
requirement established by the board pursuant to subsection f. of section 3 of
P.L.2012, c.71 (C.45:14H-3).

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4.�� (New
section)� Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation
to the contrary, any person who obtains a license in New Jersey pursuant to
P.L.2012, c.71 (C.45:14H-1 et seq.) or P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill) on the basis of successfully completing
the joint apprentice and training committee of the elevator industry of Local
3, IBEW, EE division training program shall be issued a limited license that
will prohibit the person from engaging in the construction of elevators,
escalators, or moving walkways within the State.
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5.�� (New
section) The provisions of section 11 of P.L.2012, c.71 (C.45:14H-11) shall
also apply, to the extent practicable, to individuals issued a limited license
pursuant to section 4 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill).
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6.
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� This
act shall take effect immediately.