Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB5700: Construction: other; installation of a private residence vertical lift; regulate. Amends secs. 3 & 4 of 1967 PA 227 (MCL 408.803 & 408.804) & adds sec. 14b.
Status: In committee, March 10, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 1967 PA 227, entitled "An act to regulate the inspection, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, repair and operation of elevators and the licensing of elevator contractors; to regulate the construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of certain residential lifts; to prescribe the functions of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; to create, and prescribe the functions of, the elevator safety board; to provide penalties for violations of the act…
From the introduced text, March 10, 2026:
A bill to amend 1967 PA 227, entitled "An act to regulate the inspection, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, repair and operation of elevators and the licensing of elevator contractors; to regulate the construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, and repair of certain residential lifts; to prescribe the functions of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs; to create, and prescribe the functions of, the elevator safety board; to provide penalties for violations of the act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending sections 3 and 4 (MCL 408.803 and 408.804), as amended by 2015 PA 35, and by adding section 14b. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 3. (1) "Elevator" means the machinery, construction, apparatus, and equipment of an incline lift, escalator, moving walk, or device serving 2 or more landings used in raising and lowering a car, cage, or platform which that is guided. The term Elevator includes a passenger elevator, freight elevator, gravity elevator, workmen's elevator, dumbwaiter, manlift, or other lifting or lowering apparatus that is guided. The term Elevator does not include any of the following: (a) An elevating device within the scope of 1911 PA 163, MCL 425.101 to 425.113. (b) A feeding machine or belted bucket, scoop, roller, or any similar type of freight conveyor. (c) A lubrication …