Legislation
CIBSE Launches SoVT
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), the international professional body headquartered in London, U.K., has announced the official launch of the Society of Vertical Transportation (SoVT), an international...
India’s TEA Calls for Reduced GST on Elevators
India’s Telangana Elevator Association (TEA) has appealed to the Central government to reconsider the existing 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on elevators, stressing that a reduction would positively impact...
India BIS Initiative a Major Step Forward for Elevator Safety
An initiative mandated under revised Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms requiring lift manufacturers to incorporate systems that ensure elevator cars remain securely locked until the doors are completely closed...
Illinois’ Colley Elevator: Elevator Code Change is Coming
Bensenville, Illinois-headquartered Colley Elevator Co. reminds customers in its August newsletter that the elevator safety code is changing for the state of Illinois (excluding the city of Chicago), with the...
Elevator Safety Regulations Out for Review in Southwestern China
A draft of the Sichuan Province Elevator Safety Regulations was submitted for review on July 28 at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress in the southwestern...
Uzbekistan Resolution to Require Color Based on Inspection Results
According to Uzbekistan’s Cabinet Resolution No. 431 dated July 12, a new regulation on the procedure for conducting technical inspections of elevators has been approved, Zamin reports. According to the resolution, elevators...
BC District Pushing for European-Style Elevators
The District of Saanich in Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, recently voted unanimously to send a resolution to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), calling on the province to...
Bill Requiring Elevator Repairs Dies in Texas Legislature
Texas Senate Bill 1802, which would have required Texas landlords to repair broken elevators “within a reasonable amount of time,” failed to make it through the state legislature, outlets including KHOU report....
Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses
A bill that would require landlords in Texas to keep elevators in working condition passed in the Texas Senate on May 7, KHOU 11 reported. Senator Carol Alvarado authored Senate Bill 1802, which would protect...
“MEGA” Bill Passes First Reading in NC House
House Bill 559, also named “Make Elevators Great Again (MEGA),” was filed in the North Carolina House on March 27, CBS 17 reports. The bill aims to adjust fees higher for inspections...
