2016 Regular Session The Florida Senate COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA REGULATED INDUSTRIES Senator Bradley, Chair Senator Margolis, Vice Chair MEETING DATE: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 TIME: 9:00—11:00 a.m. PLACE: Toni Jennings Committee Room, 110 Senate Office Building MEMBERS: Senator Bradley, Chair; Senator Margolis, Vice Chair; Senators Abruzzo, Bean, Braynon, Diaz de la Portilla, Flores, Latvala, Negron, Richter, Sachs, and Stargel BILL DESCRIPTION and TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION 1 SB 1602 Elevators; Creating the "Maxwell Erik 'Max' Grablin Fav/CS Galvano Act"; providing clearance requirements for elevators Yeas 9 Nays 0 (Identical H 1289) installed in residential dwellings; requiring all such elevators to be equipped with a certain sensor device, etc. RI 01/27/2016 Fav/CS CA FP 2 SB 1528 Illicit Drugs; Revising the circumstances under which Fav/CS Simpson the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of Yeas 9 Nays 0 (Identical H 1347) the Department of Business and Professional Regulation may revoke or suspend a person’s license; requiring the division to suspend the license of an establishment licensed under the Beverage Law under certain circumstances, etc. RI 01/27/2016 Fav/CS ACJ AP 3 SB 768 Alarm System Registration; Providing a uniform Fav/CS Flores process for the registration of home and business Yeas 10 Nays 0 (Similar CS/H 779) alarm systems under certain circumstances; requiring the owner, lessee, or occupant, or an authorized representative thereof, of a property to register an alarm system within 20 days after occupancy or after installation of the alarm system; authorizing the applicable local governmental entity to assess or impose fines or penalties for a failure to register an alarm system or for excessive false alarms, etc. RI 01/27/2016 Fav/CS CA FP S-036 (10/2008) 01272016.1140 Page 1 of 2 COMMITTEE MEETING EXPANDED AGENDA Regulated Industries Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 9:00—11:00 a.m. BILL DESCRIPTION and TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION 4 SB 832 Fantasy Games; Creating provisions entitled “Fantasy Fav/CS Negron Games”; requiring certain game operators to register Yeas 8 Nays 2 (Similar CS/H 707) with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and to pay related fees; requiring a game operator to implement certain procedures; requiring a game operator to prevent certain persons from competing in a fantasy game; preventing certain information from being shared with third parties; requiring a game operator to verify the age of a game participant; exempting fantasy games from regulation under ch. 849, F.S., etc. RI 01/27/2016 Fav/CS AGG AP TAB OFFICE and APPOINTMENT (HOME CITY) FOR TERM ENDING COMMITTEE ACTION Senate Confirmation Hearing: A public hearing will be held for consideration of the below- named executive appointment to the office indicated. Secretary of the Department of the Lottery 5 Delacenserie, Thomas Robert (Tallahassee) Pleasure of Governor Recommend Confirm Yeas 9 Nays 0 BILL DESCRIPTION and TAB BILL NO. and INTRODUCER SENATE COMMITTEE ACTIONS COMMITTEE ACTION Workshop and Presentation on the Indian Gaming Compact Presented Other Related Meeting Documents S-036 (10/2008) 01272016.1140 Page 2 of 2 The Florida Senate BILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT (This document is based on the provisions contained in the legislation as of the latest date listed below.) Prepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Regulated Industries BILL: CS/SB 1602 INTRODUCER: Regulated Industries Committee and Senator Galvano SUBJECT: Elevators DATE: January 27, 2016 REVISED: ANALYST STAFF DIRECTOR REFERENCE ACTION 1. Oxamendi Imhof RI Fav/CS 2. CA 3. FP Please see Section IX. for Additional Information: COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE - Substantial Changes I. Summary: CS/SB 1602 requires that elevators in private residences must meet minimum clearances between the inner and outer doors or gates and the landing. The bill requires that new elevators installed in a private residence must provide clearance that may not exceed four inches in the spaces between the hoistway doors, car doors, and the edge of the landing sill. The bill also requires that the car doors must be designed to withstand a force of 75 pounds using a four-inch- diameter sphere without permanent deformation, or displacing the door from its guides or track. The bill provides standards for different types of elevator car and hoistway doors, including manual and power-operated horizontal sliding doors, folding doors, and swing doors. The bill also requires that all elevators in a residential dwelling must be equipped with a device that stops the elevator car’s downward motion within two inches if the platform of the elevator is interrupted anywhere on its underside in its downward motion. The force required to operate the device must not exceed 15 pounds. The elevator could only resume its decent after the elevator has been manually reset. The bill provides that this provision may be cited as the “Maxwell Erik ‘Max’ Grablin Act.” Max Grablin was a 12 year old boy who was crushed to death by an elevator in his three-story home while he was in the elevator shaft searching for his pet hamster. The effective date of the bill is July 1, 2016. BILL: CS/SB 1602 Page 2 II. Present Situation: Elevator Regulation Chapter 399, F.S., which may be cited as the “Elevator Safety Act,”1 establishes minimum standards for elevator safety. The Bureau of Elevator Safety (bureau) of the Division of Hotels and Restaurants (division) within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (department) is the agency charged with enforcing the provisions of ch. 399, F.S. The department has rulemaking authority to enforce the provisions of ch. 399, F.S.2 The Elevator Safety and Technical Advisory Council (advisory council) within the department provides technical assistance to the division.3 It makes recommendations regarding the rules for the operation, maintenance, servicing, construction, alteration, installation, and inspection of vertical conveyances. The bureau has authority over all elevators, including those in private residences, however that authority does not include inspections. The term “elevator” includes a wide variety of mechanical devices, including escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, inclined stairway lifts, and inclined or vertical wheelchair lifts.4 According to the division, there were approximately 51,070 active elevator accounts in Florida as of August 1, 2015.5 This number includes approximately 25,000 elevators in the five contracted jurisdictions for which it has secondary oversight responsibility.6 Section 399.125, F.S., requires certificate of operation holders to report any accident occurring in or upon any elevator within 5 days. It provides an administrative fine not to exceed $1,000 for failing to timely report the accident. Elevator Safety Code Section 399.02(1), F.S., requires the Elevator Safety Code (code) to be the same as or similar to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME),7 which provides minimum model standards for the installation, operation, and maintenance of elevators. The ASME codes are meant to be adopted by the state and local agencies with jurisdiction over elevator safety. 1 See s. 399.001, F.S. 2 See s. 399.10, F.S. 3 See s. 399.1061, F.S. The Elevator Safety and Technical Advisory Council consists of eight members appointed by the secretary of the department who meet the following criteria: one representative from a major elevator manufacturing company or its authorized representative; one representative from an elevator servicing company; one representative from a building design profession; one representative of the general public; one representative of a local government in this state; one representative of a building owner or manager; one representative of labor involved in the installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators; and one representative who is a certified elevator inspector from a private inspection service. 4 Section 399.01(6), F.S. 5 Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2014-2015, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Department of Business and Professional Regulation. A copy is available at: http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/reports/annualreports/documents/ar2014_15.pdf (last visited January 23, 2016). 6 The following five local governments are under contract with the department to provide elevator inspection services: the cities of Miami and Miami Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, and Reedy Creek Improvement District. 7 The ASME standards specified in s. 399.02(1), F.S., are ASME A17.1, A17.3, and A18.1. BILL: CS/SB 1602 Page 3 Standard ASME A17 serves as the basis for the Florida Elevator Safety Act and Florida Elevator Safety Code.8 The code establishes minimum requirements that provide a reasonable degree of safety for the general public and the safe operation of conveyances. For example: ASME A17.1 (2004), provides requirements related to the installation, alteration, maintenance, repair, inspections, and testing to ensure the minimum safety requirements for new and existing elevators. ASME A17.2 (2004), provides a guide for the inspection of elevators, escalators, and moving walks.9 ASME A17.3 (1996) is a code for existing elevators to ensure rider safety. The code provision specifically states that it is intended to guide retroactive requirements for existing elevators. The elevator safety code requires that any alteration, relocation, or reclassification of an existing elevator must be in compliance with the edition of the Florida Building Code that is in effect at the time of receipt of the construction permit application to alter, relocate, or change classification.10 Specifically ASME A17.3, requires owners of existing elevators to retrofit elevators to comply with revisions or updates to the code. Elevator Inspections The owner of the elevator is responsible for the safe operation, proper maintenance, inspection, and correction of code deficiencies of the elevator.