SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 5793
This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent. |
As of February 20, 2009
Title: An act relating to privately operated manlifts.
Brief Description: Concerning privately operated manlifts.
Sponsors: Senators Schoesler, Hewitt, Honeyford and Morton.
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection: 2/23/09.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, COMMERCE & CONSUMER PROTECTION |
Staff: Mac Nicholson (786-7445)
Background: All privately and publicly owned elevators and other conveyances must have operating permits and are subject to annual safety inspections by the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). Certain lifts and hoists are exempt from the permit and inspection requirements.
Summary of Bill: The bill as referred to committee not considered.
Summary of Bill (Proposed Substitute): Single-occupancy farm conveyances used exclusively by a farm operator and the farm operator's family members are exempt from L&I permit and inspection requirements. Single-occupancy farm conveyances are hand-powered counterweighted single-occupancy conveyances that travel vertically in a grain elevator and are located on farms that do not accept commercial grain.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.