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North DakotaSB 23362025 Regular SessionSenate
AN ACT to create and enact eight new sections to chapter 43-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of conveyances and elevator contractors, mechanics, and inspectors; to amend and reenact sections 43-09-01 and 43-09-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to definitions applicable to conveyance regulation and the membership of the state electrical board; to provide a penalty; and to provide for application.
Sponsored By: Greg Kessel (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Elevator contractors and inspectors must register
Elevator inspectors must register with the board, pay an application fee, and document that they meet board requirements. Anyone performing, contracting for, or advertising covered alteration or maintenance work must register as an elevator contractor. Each registered contractor must employ at least one elevator mechanic. The board must maintain a list of registered contractors operating in North Dakota.
Elevator owners and contractors face permits
Owners must register existing covered devices within six months after the law's effective date. New devices must be registered within 30 days after inspection and approval. Owners must request removal from registration within six months after decommissioning or taking a device out of service. Contractors need a permit before installation or alteration, with detailed plans, equipment and structural information, loads, and a written maintenance program. Permits must be posted during work, and licensed elevator mechanics must perform alterations; routine maintenance is not an alteration. Permits expire if work does not start within six months or stops for 60 days, unless the permit sets shorter deadlines. The board can grant extensions or suspend or revoke permits for false information, noncompliant work, ignored stop-work orders, or safety needs.
Elevator owners need yearly operating certificates
After installation, the responsible contractor must certify that the device meets the law, safety rules, and applicable standards. Owners must get an operating certificate and pay the board's fee before using a covered device. Certificates last one year, require annual renewal and payment, and must be displayed on or inside the device or in its machine room. The board may impose a civil penalty of at least $50 for operating without a certificate.
Elevator users get phased safety testing
Owners must arrange and pay for required inspections and tests; an elevator mechanic performs the work, witnessed by an inspector. Inspectors must report compliance or violations in writing to the owner and board. Failed devices must stay out of service until the board is satisfied that violations are fixed. After August 1, 2026, newly installed or altered devices, and traction elevators, must pass acceptance tests. After August 1, 2027, hydraulic elevators, escalators, and moving walks must pass annual acceptance tests. After August 1, 2028, the board must implement a schedule for five-year full-load safety testing. After August 1, 2032, every covered device must pass a full-load safety test every five years. All acceptance and full-load tests require a board-approved inspector as witness. Owners must report accidents causing death or injury requiring hospitalization or other professional medical treatment within 48 hours. Reports must use the board's form and include the accident's date, time, and location.
State expands elevator safety oversight
North Dakota's State Electrical Board sets safety rules for elevators, escalators, lifts, moving walks, and other covered devices. It must use applicable American Society of Mechanical Engineers standards and set up complaint, hearing, appeal, and compliance procedures. Board fees must reflect its actual costs; exceptions and variances cannot put public safety or welfare at risk. These rules exclude devices in single-family private homes, energy-generation facilities, agricultural facilities, and industrial devices mainly used for moving goods. The board grows from five to six members, adding an elevator mechanic. Members serve five-year terms appointed by the governor, with seats also representing electrical contractors, journeyman electricians, rural electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, and the public.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Greg Kessel
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Keith Kempenich
Republican • House
Jonathan Warrey
Republican • House
Jeff Barta
Republican • Senate
Jerry Klein
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/28/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 15
Yes: 77 • No: 15
Senate vote • 2/7/2025
Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
Yes: 46 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Filed with Secretary Of State 04/03
4/4/2025HouseSigned by Governor 04/03
4/3/2025SenateSent to Governor
4/2/2025SenateSigned by President
4/2/2025SenateSigned by Speaker
4/2/2025HouseReturned to Senate
3/31/2025SenateSecond reading, passed, yeas 77 nays 15
3/28/2025HouseReported back, do pass, place on calendar 9 3 2
3/26/2025HouseCommittee Hearing 02:30
3/25/2025HouseIntroduced, first reading, referred Industry, Business and Labor Committee
2/18/2025HouseReceived from Senate
2/10/2025HouseSecond reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 1
2/7/2025SenateReported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 0
1/31/2025SenateCommittee Hearing 02:30
1/28/2025SenateIntroduced, first reading, referred Industry and Business Committee
1/20/2025Senate
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