Connecticut SB 369: AN ACT ESTABLISHING VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ELEVATORS.

Bill Text

Substitute Senate Bill No. 369 
 
Public Act No. 26-84 
 
 
AN  ACT  ESTABLISHING  VARIOUS  REQUIREMENTS  REGARDING 
ELEVATORS. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Section  29-191  of the  general  statutes  is  repealed  and  the 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 
As used in this chapter [, "department"] and sections 2 and 3 of this 
act: 
(1) "Department" means the Department of Administrative Services; 
["commissioner"] 
(2)  "Commissioner" means  the  Commissioner  of  Administrative 
Services; ["elevator"] 
(3)  "Elevator" means  a  hoisting  and  lowering  mechanism  equipped 
with a car or platform which moves in guides or rails in a substantially 
vertical direction other than an inclined stairway chairlift and a vertical 
wheelchair  or  incline  lift,  including  sidewalk  elevators used  for  the 
carrying of persons or freight; [and "escalator"] 
(4)  "Escalator" means  a  moving  inclined  continuous  stairway  or 
runway used for raising or lowering passengers; 

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(5) "Residential elevator building" means any building located in the 
state that is wholly or partly used for residential purposes with at least 
one elevator used as the means of ingress and egress to any floor above 
or  below  the  ground  floor,  including  a garage.  "Residential  elevator 
building"  does  not  include  any  building  located  on  municipal-owned 
property   or   state-owned   property   and   any   building   or   structure 
undergoing  remodeling,  restoration,  repair  or  renovation  under  a 
current building permit; 
(6) "Owner" has the same meaning as provided in section 47a-1; 
(7) "Building and housing codes" has the same meaning as provided 
in section 47a-1; 
(8)  "Inoperable"  means  operating  in  a  manner  that  materially  and 
consistently  limits  reliable  access  to  dwelling  units  served  by  an 
elevator;  
(9) "Local building official" means the person appointed pursuant to 
section 29-260; and 
(10) "Elevator contractor" means a person licensed by the Department 
of  Consumer  Protection  to  perform  elevator  installation,  repair  and 
maintenance work, as defined in section 20-330. 
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) Each owner of a residential 
elevator  building  shall  maintain  each  elevator  in  such  building  in 
continuous working order in accordance with applicable building and 
housing  codes,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  the  Connecticut  Safety 
Code for Elevators and Escalators, adopted pursuant to section 29-192 
of the general statutes. 
(b) Each owner shall provide notice to tenants in a residential elevator 
building as follows: 

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(1) Post a sign as close as possible to the elevator's call buttons, but 
not higher than sixty inches from the floor, that states the following in 
English and Spanish: 
"If this elevator is not working and it is an emergency, dial 911. If it is 
not  an  emergency  and  you  do  not  have  access  to  another  working 
elevator    for    at    least    forty-eight    consecutive    hours,    call    (THE 
APPLICABLE   MUNICIPALITY)   at   (THE   APPLICABLE   PHONE 
NUMBER)." 
(2)  Provide  written  notice  to  each  tenant  at  least  twenty-four  hours 
prior to any scheduled maintenance of an elevator. 
(3) Not later than twenty-four hours after an elevator is first reported 
as being inoperable and is not restored to service, provide written notice 
to  each  tenant  whose  dwelling  unit  is  served  by  such  elevator.  Such 
notice  shall  include,  but  need  not  be  limited  to,  (A)  the  cause  of  the 
inoperability, if known, (B) the estimated time for restoration of services, 
if  known,  (C)  the  name  and  contact  information  for  an  individual  to 
provide current information concerning the status of the repair of such 
elevator, and (D) the name and contact information of the local building 
official to report any violation of this section or applicable building or 
housing codes. 
(c) Not later than forty-eight hours after an elevator is first reported 
as being inoperable and is not restored to service, an owner shall submit 
to the local building official (1) the notice of such inoperability provided 
to tenants pursuant to subdivision (3) of  subsection (b) of this  section, 
and (2) a repair plan prepared by an elevator contractor that includes, 
but  need  not  be  limited  to,  (A)  the  cause  of  the  inoperability,  (B)  the 
nature  of  the  repair  required,  and  (C)  the  date  by  which  the  elevator 
repairs are expected to be completed. Such owner shall comply with the 
plan  for  periodic  updates  established  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of 
subsection  (a)  of  section  3  of  this  act  until  the  elevator  is  restored  to 

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