CS/SB 992 (2012) -  Regulation of Hoisting Equipment Used in Construction, Demolition, or Excavation Work

by Community Affairs and Bennett (CO-SPONSORS) Dean
Defining the terms “hoisting equipment,” “mobile crane,” and “tower crane”; requiring an applicant for a building permit to submit certain information to a local building official; requiring radio communications between certain crane operators; requiring certain preparations for a hurricane or high-wind event; requiring a preparedness plan for certain cranes; requiring that hoisting equipment be secured in a specified manner under certain circumstances; providing penalties for violation of the act by certain licensed contractors; preempting regulation of hoisting equipment and persons operating the equipment to the state; providing that the act does not apply to the regulation of elevators or to airspace height restrictions, etc.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/08/12 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 521 (Ch. 2012-62) -SJ 1004 on Thursday, March 8, 2012 3:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/23/12 10:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill Text

    • 592452 , Bennett Date Filed: 03/08/12, Line#: 57 Senate: Adopted 3/8/2012 3:58:52 PM
    • 464494 , Bennett Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 119 Senate: Withdrawn 3/7/2012 9:24:33 PM
    • 317422 , Community Affairs, Thrasher Date Filed: 01/23/12, Line#: 126 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/23/2012 02:46 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/23/2012 4:51:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 1/20/2012 11:17:42 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 521 -SJ 1004 Time: 03/08/2012 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 521 (Ch. 2012-62) -SJ 1004 Time: 03/08/2012 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (592452) -SJ 1004 Time: 03/08/2012 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 1004 Time: 03/08/2012 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/12 Time: 03/06/2012 - 7:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805 Time: 03/05/2012 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 805 Time: 03/05/2012 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Time: 02/29/2012 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Regulated Industries -SJ 721 Time: 02/29/2012 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 272, 686 Time: 01/24/2012 - 6:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 265 Time: 01/24/2012 - 1:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/23/2012 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 265 Time: 01/23/2012 - 12:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 01/23/12, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/18/2012 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 82 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Budget -SJ 82 Time: 12/06/2011 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/16/2011 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
489.1138 CS/CS/HB 521*

(*) Not the latest version