January 13, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.
February 9, 2009, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
February 12, 2009, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
February 17, 2009, read third time, passed. Yeas 91, nays 0.
SENATE ACTION
February 19, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Environmental
Affairs.
March 24, 2009, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
March 25, 2009
First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1348
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor
and safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 22-13-2-2; (09)EH1348.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 22-13-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.101-2006,
SECTION 34, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to adopt a statewide code of fire safety laws and building
laws.
(b) Before December 1, 2003, the commission shall adopt the most
recent edition, including addenda, of the following national codes by
rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5 (before its repeal):
(1) ANSI A10.4 (Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists).
(2) ASME A17.1 (Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an
American National Standard).
(3) ASME A18.1 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway
Chairlifts, American National Standard).
(4) ASME QEI-1 (Standard for the Qualification of Elevator
Inspectors, an American National Standard).
(5) The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Automated
People Mover Standard 21.
(6) ANSI A90.1 Safety Code for Manlifts.
(c) Before July 1, 2006, the commission shall adopt the most recent
edition, including addenda, of ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing
Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard) by rules
under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5 (before its repeal).
(d) The commission shall adopt the subsequent edition of each
national code, including addenda, to be adopted as provided under
subsections (b) and (c) within eighteen (18) months after the effective
date of the subsequent edition.
(e) The commission may amend the national codes as a condition of
the adoption under subsections (b), (c), and (d).
(f) To the extent that the following sections of the International Fire
Code, 2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1, apply
to tents or canopies in which cooking does not occur, the commission
shall suspend enforcement of the following sections of the International
Fire Code, 2000 edition, until the division of fire and building safety
recommends amendments to the commission under subsection (h) and
the commission adopts rules under subsection (i) based on the
recommendations:
(1) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
(2) Section 2406.2.
(3) Section 2406.3.
(g) To the extent that section 2403.2 of the International Fire Code,
2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1, applies to
a tent or canopy in which there is an open flame, the commission shall
suspend enforcement of section 2403.2 until the division of fire and
building safety recommends amendments to section 2403.2 to the
commission under subsection (h) and the commission adopts rules
under subsection (i) based on the recommendations and amending
section 2403.2.
(h) The division of fire and building safety shall recommend
amendments to the commission to the following sections of the
International Fire Code, 2000 edition, as adopted by reference in 675
IAC 22-2.3-1:
(1) Section 2403.2.
(2) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
(3) Section 2406.2.
(4) Section 2406.3.
(i) After receiving and considering recommendations from the
division of fire and building safety under subsection (h), and using the
procedure set forth in IC 4-22-2-38, the commission shall amend the
following sections of the International Fire Code, 2000 edition, as
adopted by reference in 675 IAC 22-2.3-1:
(1) Section 2403.2.
(2) Section 2406.1 (675 IAC 22-2.3-233).
(3) Section 2406.2.
(4) Section 2406.3.
(j) Before July 1, 2010, the commission shall adopt the most
recent edition, including addenda, of the:
(1) International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), as
published by the International Code Council for Class 1
structures; or
(2) American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and
Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1 for Class 1
structures;
by rule under IC 4-22-2. The commission may amend the code or
standard as a condition of adoption under this subsection.