SB 369 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ELEVATORS.

General Assembly Substitute Senate Bill No.

369 FebruaryPublic Session,Act 2026No. AN ACT ESTABLISHING VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ELEVATORS.

26-84 AN ACT ESTABLISHING VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ELEVATORS.

(NEW)Section (Effective29-191 Octoberof 1,the 2026)general (a)statutes Foris repealed and the purposesfollowing ofis thissubstituted section:in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026):

(1)As "Elevator"used hasin thethis samechapter meaning[, as"department"] providedand insections section2 29-191and 3 of thethis generalact: statutes;

(2)(1) "Exempt"Department" building" means anythe buildingDepartment locatedof onAdministrative municipal-Services; owned property or state-owned property and any building or structure undergoing remodeling, restoration, repair or renovation under a current building permit;

(3)["commissioner"] "Fire(2) department"Commissioner" key box" means athe secure,Commissioner wall-mountedof safeAdministrative thatServices; stores keys or access cards and allows fire departments and first responders immediate access to commercial or residential buildings during emergencies without forcing entry;

(4)["elevator"] "Owner"(3) "Elevator" means anya personhoisting thatand holdslowering legalmechanism titleequipped towith anya residentialcar elevatoror building,platform withwhich ormoves withoutin beingguides or rails in actuala possessionsubstantially ofvertical direction other than an inclined stairway chairlift and a vertical wheelchair or incline lift, including sidewalk elevators used for the residentialcarrying elevatorof building;persons or freight;

(5)[and "Person""escalator"] includes(4) any"Escalator" individual,means firm,a corporation,moving associationinclined continuous stairway or partnership;runway used for raising or lowering passengers;

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369 (6)(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 by persons with disabilities 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 exemptany building.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;

(b)(6) The"Owner" ownerhas ofthe asame residentialmeaning elevatoras buildingprovided shall:in section 47a-1;

(1)(7) Provide"Building twenty-fourand hours'housing advancecodes" writtenhas noticethe ofsame anymeaning scheduledas maintenanceprovided ofin ansection elevator;47a-1;

(2)(8) Conduct"Inoperable" scheduledmeans maintenanceoperating onin eacha elevatormanner inthat accordancematerially withand industryconsistently standardslimits andreliable theaccess manufacturer'sto recommendeddwelling maintenance;units served by an elevator;

(3)(9) Properly"Local andbuilding adequatelyofficial" maintainmeans andthe repairperson eachappointed elevatorpursuant to preventsection any29-260; elevator from becoming inoperable or being out-of-service;

(4)and Install(10)"Elevator acontractor"meansaperson firelicensedby departmentthe keyDepartment boxof thatConsumer hasProtection beento approvedperform byelevator theinstallation, municipality'srepair fireand departmentmaintenance onwork, theas exteriordefined ofin eachsection residential20-330. elevator building;

(5)Sec. Repair any inoperable elevator.

An2. elevator shall be deemed in violation of this subdivision if (A) (i) the elevator is inoperable for more than forty-eight consecutive hours, or (ii) there are more than two instances of the elevator being inoperable for any period of time in any consecutive thirty-day period, and (B) the owner is unable to demonstrate that (i) the delay in repair is due to circumstances beyond the owner's control, (ii) the owner has a valid elevator service contract that provides access to a twenty-four-hour service line, and (iii) the owner has agreed to pay for any loss of earned income, equivalent alternative housing and moving costs, as applicable, for all tenants with disabilities and such tenants' families residing in the residential elevator building until the repairs are complete;

(6)(NEW) Display(Effective theOctober signage1, described2026) (a) Each owner of a residential elevator building shall maintain each elevator in subsectionsuch (c)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 thisthe section;general statutes.

and(b)Eachowner LCOshallprovidenotice 2totenantsinaresidentialelevator ofbuilding 6as Substitutefollows: Bill No.

369Public (7)Act MeetNo. the notice requirements described in subsection (d) of this section.

(c)Foreachelevatorinaresidentialelevatorbuilding,theowner26-84 shall2 postof signage5 that:Substitute Senate Bill No.

369 (1) IsPost nota lesssign thanas eightclose andas one-halfpossible inchesto bythe elevenelevator's call buttons, but not higher than sixty inches infrom size,the withfloor, athat minimumstates ofthe twenty-four-pointfollowing Sanin Serif-typeEnglish font;and Spanish:

(2) Is posted inside and outside each elevator as close as possible to the elevator's call buttons, but not higher than sixty inches from the floor;

and (3) States the following:

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).NUMBER)." (2) Provide written notice to each tenant at least twenty-four hours prior to any scheduled maintenance of an elevator.

Si(3) esteNot elevadorlater nothan funcionatwenty-four yhours esafter unaan emergencia,elevator marqueis elfirst 911.reported as being inoperable and is not restored to service, provide written notice to each tenant whose dwelling unit is served by such elevator.

SiSuch nonotice esshall unainclude, emergenciabut yneed nonot habe tenidolimited accesoto, a(A) otrothe elevadorcause enof funcionamientothe duranteinoperability,ifknown,(B)theestimatedtimeforrestorationofservices, alif menosknown, cuarenta(C) ythe ochoname horasand consecutivas,contact llameinformation afor (THEan APPLICABLEindividual MUNICIPALITY)to alprovide (THEcurrent APPLICABLEinformation PHONEconcerning NUMBER)."the (d)status Onof orthe beforerepair Novemberof 1,such 2026,elevator, and annually(D) thereafter,the eachname ownerand ofcontact ainformation residentialof elevatorthe local building shallofficial notifyto allreport currentany tenantsviolation of thethis residentialsection elevatoror applicable building inor writinghousing ofcodes. their rights under this section.

Each(c) suchNot later than forty-eight hours after an elevator is first reported as being inoperable and is not restored to service, an owner shall alsosubmit notifyto eachthe tenantlocal inbuilding writingofficial (1) the notice of such tenant'sinoperability rightsprovided whento thetenants tenantpursuant executesto subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section, and (2) a leaserepair withplan prepared by an elevator contractor that includes, but need not be limited to, (A) the owner.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.

(e)Such Aowner violationshall ofcomply thiswith sectionthe shallplan resultfor inperiodic aupdates fineestablished notpursuant to exceedthe twoprovisions hundredof fiftysubsection dollars(a) forof eachsection day3 theof violationthis continuesact afteruntil the owner'selevator receiptis ofrestored ato writtenPublic citationAct ofNo. the violation.

(f)26-84 The Department of Administrative Services shall enforce the LCO 3 of 65 Substitute Senate Bill No.

369 provisionsservice. of this section.

TheSec.3.(NEW)(Effective departmentOctober1,2026)(a)Not (1)laterthantwobusiness shalldays investigateafter complaintsreceiving fora thenotice purposeand ofrepair documentingplan violationsfor ofan thisinoperable section,elevator (2)in maya orderresidential anyelevator ownerbuilding thatpursuant violates this section to correctsubsection such(c) violation,of (3)section may2 issue citations for violations of this section,act, (4)a maylocal effectuatebuilding theofficial removalshall orcontact abatementthe ofowner a violation of thissuch sectionbuilding underor the procedureselevator setcontractor, forthas inneeded, thisto section,establish anda (5)plan mayfor relocateperiodic tenantsupdates atabout the coststatus of the owner if the department determines such relocationrepair isplan. necessitated by the owner's violation of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of this section.

(g)(b) WithEach respectlocal tobuilding anyofficial violationshall ofinvestigate thisany section,complaint thereceived departmentabout shallan serveinoperable toelevator thein owner of a residential elevator buildingbuilding. a written notice of the violation of this section by personal service or by mailing such citation to the owner's last-known address by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(h)Upon Iffinding thesuch ownerelevator fails to correctbe orinoperable, abatesuch alocal violationbuilding ofofficial this section within two calendar days after receiving a notice of the violation, as provided in subsection (g) of this section, the Department of Administrative Services shall serveissue a written civilrequest citationto on the owner of thesuch residential elevator building unlessrequiring thecompliance owner,with within such two- day period, demonstrates to the departmentprovisions thatof thesection violation2 occurred as a result of athis casualtyact lossby fornot whichlater insurancethan isfive available,business butdays theafter owner needs additional time to correct the violation,date in which case the department, in the department's discretion, may issue a written stay of thesuch enforcementrequest. of the citation and the enforcement of any fines imposed against the owner.

Such stayrequest shall bespecify expresslythat conditionedsuch upon correction of the violation within a specified period of time not to exceed thirty days, unless the owner makesmay abe requestsubject in writing to the departmentpenalties within the time specified byin thesection department29-198 thatof the staygeneral shouldstatutes, be extended for anany additionalnoncompliance periodwith of time, in which case the department may extend such stayrequest. in writing for an additional period of time not to exceed sixty days.

If(c) theEach conditionslocal ofbuilding theofficial stayshall arenotify not met within the applicabledepartment timeof period,each of the stayfollowing, shallin be terminated, all fines assessed against the ownerform shall be enforced and themanner departmentprescribed shall serve thecitationupontheowner by personalservicethe orcommissioner: by mailing such LCO 4 of 6 Substitute Bill No.

369(1) citationReceipt toof thea owner'snotice last-knownand addressrepair byplan certifiedfor mail,an returninoperable receiptelevator; requested.

The(2) civilReceipt citationof shalla providecomplaint theabout owneran withinoperable theelevator followingin information:a residential elevator building;