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CS/SB 992: Regulation of Hoisting Equipment Used in Construction, Demolition, or Excavation Work

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Bennett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dean

Regulation of Hoisting Equipment Used in Construction, Demolition, or Excavation Work; Defining the terms “hoisting equipment,” “mobile crane,” and “tower crane”; requiring an applicant for a building permit to submit certain information to a local building official; requiring radio communications between certain crane operators; requiring certain preparations for a hurricane or high-wind event; requiring a preparedness plan for certain cranes; requiring that hoisting equipment be secured in a specified manner under certain circumstances; providing penalties for violation of the act by certain licensed contractors; preempting regulation of hoisting equipment and persons operating the equipment to the state; providing that the act does not apply to the regulation of elevators or to airspace height restrictions, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/8/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 521 (Ch. 2012-62) -SJ 1004
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/16/2011 Senate • Filed
12/6/2011 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Budget -SJ 82
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 82
1/18/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/12, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/23/2012 Senate • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 265
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/24/2012 Senate • Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 265
• CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 272, 686
2/29/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Regulated Industries -SJ 721
• Now in Budget
3/5/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 805
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805
3/6/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/12
3/8/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1004
• Amendment(s) adopted (592452) -SJ 1004
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 521 -SJ 1004
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 521 (Ch. 2012-62) -SJ 1004