H559 - Elevators/Interim Code Council Appointment. (SL 2025-63)

Overview: Part I of S.L. 2025‑63 (House Bill 559) does the following:

• Creates new fee schedules for the various devices inspected and certified for operation by the Department of Labor, including elevators, amusement devices, and passenger tramways, with the maximum amount varying depending on the type of device or inspection.
• Provides that these maximum amounts will be adjusted annually for inflation, beginning on and after July 1, 2026, in accordance with the percent change in the annual Consumer Price Index computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using the most recent 12‑month period. The Department of Labor must give 60 days' notice of fee increases on its website.
• Creates a new fee of up to $1,000 for expedited inspections of elevators/escalators and amusement devices.
• Establishes a new or alteration construction permit application fee to be the greater of $200 or 1% of the contract price for the alteration or construction of the device being permitted.
• Expressly provides that unexpended fees at the end of the fiscal year do not revert.

The act provides that the fee increases are effective beginning July 1, 2025. However, the Department of Labor did not implement the increases until July 8, 2025, because the act was not signed into law until July 7, 2025. The fee increases are not retroactive. The remainder of this Part became effective July 7, 2025.