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| 3 | 3 | | HB 299 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to elevator accessibility 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | requirements; amending s. 399.035, F.S.; requiring 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | elevator car interiors to have at least one support 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | rail that meets certain specifications; providing an 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | effective date. 6 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 399.035, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 399.035 Elevator accessibility r equirements for the 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | physically handicapped. — 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) Each elevator, the installation of which is begun 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | after October 1, 1990, must be made accessible to physically 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | handicapped persons with the following requirements: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) Each elevator car interior must hav e a support rail on 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | at least one wall. All support rails must be smooth and have no 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | sharp edges and must not be more than 1 1/2 inches thick or 2 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1/2 inches in diameter. At least one support rail Support rails 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | must be continuous and a minimum length of 42 inches overall. 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | The inside surface of support rails must be 1 1/2 inches clear 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | of the car wall. The distance from the top of the support rail 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | to the finished car floor must be at least 31 inches and not 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | more than 33 inches. Padded or tufted material or dec orative 25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | HB 299 2025 |
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| 51 | 51 | | materials such as wallpaper, vinyl, cloth, or the like may not 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | be used on support rails. 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 28 |
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