Indiana Senate Bill 485 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Passed on May 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-05 - Public Law 230
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Building standards. Removes language that relates to the temporary rules and regulation of sanitary conditions and sanitary facilities of Class I structures. Adds certain elevator standards to the list of national codes, or their equivalent, that the fire prevention and building safety commission (commission) shall adopt to comply with the statewide code of fire and safety building laws. Removes the requirement that the commission shall adopt the most recent edition, including addenda, of ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard). Allows the department of homeland security (department) to request certain types of documentation to determine that work conducted on a regulated lifting device was performed by a licensed individual. Requires the commission to adopt national codes within 24 months after the effective date of the national code. Provides that the commission may not adopt an amendment to a national code if the amendment will unreasonably impair safety. Allows the commission to set a fee that is less than the standard fee for certain permits if the acceptance inspection is performed by an inspector that is not employed by the department. Requires an individual who is renewing an operating certificate to submit all safety test results when making application for the renewal operating certificate. Removes obsolete sections. Makes conforming changes.

Building standards. Removes language that relates to the temporary rules and regulation of sanitary conditions and sanitary facilities of Class I structures. Adds certain elevator standards to the list of national codes, or their equivalent, that the fire prevention and building safety commission (commission) shall adopt to comply with the statewide code of fire and safety building laws. Removes the requirement that the commission shall adopt the most recent edition, including addenda, of ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard). Allows the department of homeland security (department) to request certain types of documentation to determine that work conducted on a regulated lifting device was performed by a licensed individual. Requires the commission to adopt national codes within 24 months after the effective date of the national code. Provides that the commission may not adopt an amendment to a national code if the amendment will unreasonably impair safety. Allows the commission to set a fee that is less than the standard fee for certain permits if the acceptance inspection is performed by an inspector that is not employed by the department. Requires an individual who is renewing an operating certificate to submit all safety test results when making application for the renewal operating certificate. Removes obsolete sections. Makes conforming changes.

Sen. Ronnie Alting [R]

Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]

Rep. Doug Gutwein [R]

Rep. Sheila Klinker [D]

2019-04-18 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-04-09 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 90 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-04-02 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-18 - Senate - Third reading (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-05	Senate	Public Law 230
2019-05-05	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2019-04-30	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2019-04-29	House	Signed by the Speaker
2019-04-24	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2019-04-18	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 534: yeas 46, nays 0
2019-04-17	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2019-04-11	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2019-04-09	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 440: yeas 90, nays 4
2019-04-08	House	Amendment #1 (Frye R) ruled out of order
2019-04-08	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-04-04	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-03-18	House	Representative Klinker added as cosponsor
2019-03-05	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
2019-02-20	Senate	Referred to the House
2019-02-18	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Gutwein
2019-02-18	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 144: yeas 49, nays 0
2019-02-14	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as second author
2019-02-14	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-02-12	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-14	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
2019-01-14	Senate	Authored by Senator Alting

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/485/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/f/0/f/8f0f8ed7/SB0485.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/0/e/e/70eeff17/SB0485.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/b/d/3/2bd34874/SB0485.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/f/3/f/cf3f5b8f/SB0485.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/e/6/e/8e6e13f3/SB0485.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/d/1/7/0d177a68/SB0485.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/f/e/7/4fe7aa5e/SB0485.04.ENRH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/e/a/0/7ea031d6/SB0485.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/3/1/2/b3121dfe/SB0485.144.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/c/b/b/bcbbacaf/SB0485.02.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/4/c/1/44c18555/SB0485.440.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/b/5/a/2b5ac772/SB0485.534.pdf