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LouisianaHB 6182025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL: Provides relative to regulation of conveyance devices

Sponsored By: Bryan Fontenot (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Commerce, Consumer Protection and International AffairsCommerce

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Inspectors pay $150 for license endorsements

Conveyance-device inspectors pay $150 for an initial inspection employee endorsement and $150 for each renewal. The provided text does not state how often renewals occur. This is an inspector licensing fee, separate from fees for device operating certificates.

Inspection exemptions for certain buildings and structures

Beginning January 1, 2026, two-story buildings with one tenant and regularly present employees are exempt from these inspection requirements. One- and two-family homes do not qualify for that exception. Beginning July 1, 2028, qualifying owners must still arrange a full-load safety test at least every five years. The test checks whether building or contents changes require changes to the device. Beginning January 1, 2026, private outdoor recreational structures covered by R.S. 40:1730.30 are exempt from this section’s conveyance-device rules.

Yearly elevator checks and safety enforcement

Beginning January 1, 2026, building owners must arrange yearly inspections and certification for elevators and related devices, subject to exemptions. A fire marshal-appointed inspector must physically witness the work, and owners bear inspection costs. For installed devices not exempt under R.S. 40:1664.5, the inspector pays the applicable fee for each passing device’s operating certificate. Beginning January 1, 2026, the fire marshal must order owners to correct violations, including inspecting and fixing unsafe or inoperable devices. Anyone who disobeys an order must first receive a warning and an order to comply.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Bryan Fontenot

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 239 • No: 0

House vote • 6/3/2025

Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.

Yes: 94 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/2/2025

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

Yes: 37 • No: 0

House vote • 5/7/2025

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote • 4/28/2025

Reported with amendments

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 297.

    6/11/2025House

  2. Effective date: See Act.

    6/11/2025House

  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

    6/9/2025House

  4. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

    6/8/2025House

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate.

    6/8/2025Senate

  6. Read by title, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.

    6/3/2025House

  7. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

    6/2/2025Senate

  8. Received from the Senate with amendments.

    6/2/2025House

  9. Scheduled for concurrence on 06/03/2025.

    6/2/2025House

  10. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

    5/28/2025Senate

  11. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

    5/27/2025Senate

  12. Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

    5/21/2025Senate

  13. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs.

    5/12/2025Senate

  14. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

    5/8/2025Senate

  15. Called from the calendar.

    5/7/2025House

  16. Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

    5/7/2025House

  17. Read by title, returned to the calendar.

    5/6/2025House

  18. Notice given.

    5/6/2025House

  19. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2025.

    5/6/2025House

  20. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2025.

    5/5/2025House

  21. Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

    4/29/2025House

  22. Reported with amendments (12-0).

    4/28/2025House

  23. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    4/14/2025House

  24. Prefiled.

    4/4/2025House

  25. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.

    4/4/2025House

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