HB 618 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

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

HB 618 amends Louisiana's fire safety regulations to clarify which rules apply to "conveyance devices" (such as elevators, escalators, and moving walkways). It repeals two specific past provisions and adjusts references in existing law to ensure consistent application of fire safety standards for these devices. The bill also explicitly exempts private outdoor recreational structures (like backyard sheds) from these regulations under R.S. 40:1730.30. This change directly affects businesses and operators of conveyance devices by updating the legal framework they must follow.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025

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HB618 Original → HB618 Act 297 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill updates the regulations for elevator and conveyance device inspections in Louisiana by clarifying which buildings are subject to annual safety checks and introducing new five-year full-load testing requirements. It also corrects the legal citation for the inspection fee schedule and establishes a new effective date for the updated inspection rules.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of required inspections to explicitly include buildings with two stories occupied by a single tenant, while excluding one- or two-family dwellings. It also adds a specific requirement for full-load safety tests every five years.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory five-year full-load safety test for conveyance devices to ensure they can safely carry maximum weight.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that buildings with two stories occupied by a single tenant are now subject to annual inspection requirements, whereas previously they were exempt.

DEFINITION

Explicitly stated that one- or two-family dwellings remain excluded from these commercial conveyance device regulations.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date for the new inspection and testing requirements to January 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the legal citation for the conveyance device inspection fee from R.S. 40:1646(N)(3) to R.S. 40:1664.9(C)(13).

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 37

Jun 2, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

24 Yea 2

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

May 27, 2025

Committee

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

upper

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.

upper

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (12-0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

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

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors