Int 1553-2017
DOB to report on the efficacy of elevator brake monitors and remote elevator monitoring systems.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Housing and Buildingsintroduced 2017-04-05
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2017-04-05Passed: 2017-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Buildings to submit by December 31, 2017 a report analyzing whether brake monitors and remote electronic monitoring systems enhance elevator safety and, if so, the feasibility of requiring installation on all elevators in residential buildings.
Committee on Housing and Buildings — Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings and rent regulation.
How it compares
26% of similar bills passed
13 passed · 37 died
This bill: 270 days in committee
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Sponsors (11)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-04-05 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-04-05 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2017-04-05 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (3)
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. As used in this local law:
Brake monitor. The phrase "brake monitor" means software or a device that is installed on an elevator and is designed to identify when an elevator brake fails to disengage and which has the capability to shut down the elevator, or reset the elevator.
Remote electronic monitoring system. The phrase "remote electronic monitoring system" means software or a device installed on an elevator that remotely checks whether elevators are properly functioning, and logs all elevator error messages.
� 2. By no later than December 31, 2017, the department of buildings shall prepare and file with the mayor and the council, and post on its website, a report analyzing whether brake monitors and remote electronic monitoring systems enhance elevator safety and, if so, the feasibility of requiring the installation of such monitors and systems on all elevators in residential buildings.
� 3. This local law takes effect immediately.
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