HB 568 — 2025 Omnibus Labor Amendments.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 21 HOUSE BILL 568 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/15/25 Short Title:

Representatives K.

Hall, Huneycutt, Gable, and Schietzelt (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Judiciary 2, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 31, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT MAKING OMNIBUS AMENDMENTS TO LAWS PERTAINING TO THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

(b) ThisThe sectionparty doesthat notissued applythe subpoena shall pay to the Department a subpoenawitness requestingfee onlyin documentsthe oramount otherof records."five SECTIONhundred 1.2.dollars ($500.00) per day.

(c) This section does not apply to a subpoena requesting only documents or other records." SECTION 1.2.

*H568-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "(d) Every official act of the Commission shall be entered of record and its hearings and records shall be open to the public.

The Commission may order testimony to be taken *H568-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 by deposition in any proceeding pending before it at any stage of such proceeding.

This Article shall not apply to conveyors and related equipment within the scope of the American National Standard SafetyStandard for Conveyors and Related Equipment (ANSI/ASME B20.1) constructed, installed and used exclusivelyexclusivelyfor for the movement of materials, or to mining equipment specifically covered by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act or the Mine Safety and Health Act of North Carolina or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto." SECTION 1.6.(b) G.S.

Page 2 House Bill 568-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) The term "Director" shall mean the Director of the Elevator and Amusement Device Division Bureau of the North Carolina Department of Labor.

Page 2 House Bill 568-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 There is hereby created an Elevator and Amusement Device Division Bureau within the Department of Labor.

(3) To adopt, modify, or revoke such rules and regulations as are necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Article including, but not limitedto, thosegoverningthe design,construction,installation,plansreview,design,construction, installation,plansreview, testing, inspection, certification, operation, use, maintenance, alteration and relocation of devices and equipment subject to the provisions of this Article.

House Bill 568-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (8) To have free access, with or without notice, to the devices and equipment subject to the provisions of this Article, during reasonable hours, for purposes of inspection or testing;testing.

House Bill 568-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (10) To investigate accidents involving the devices and equipment subject to the provisions of this Article to determine the cause of such accident, and he shall have full subpoena powers in conducting such investigation;investigation.

The Commissioner may waive or amend the American National Safety Standards from the American National Standards Institute as those standards relate to the qualifications of inspectors in this State if the Commissioner sets alternative standards that are reasonably equivalent, as determined by the Commissioner.

(20) To establish fees not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the inspection and issuance of certificates of operation for allPage devices4 andHouse equipmentBill subject568-First toEdition thisGeneral ArticleAssembly uponOf installationNorth orCarolina alteration,Session 2025 alldevicesandequipmentsubjecttothisArticleuponinstallationoralteration, for each follow-up inspection, and for annual periodic inspections thereafter." SECTION 1.6.(e) G.S.

Page 4 House Bill 568-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "(6) Director.

…."… SECTION(13) 1.7.(c)To G.S.adopt, modify or revoke rules and regulations governing the qualifications of inspectors.

The Commissioner maywaive or amend the American National Safety Standards from the American National Standards Institute as those standards relate to the qualifications of inspectors in this State if the Commissioner sets alternative standards that are reasonably equivalent, as determined by the Commissioner.

… (19) To establish fees not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the inspection and issuance of certificates of operation for devices subject to this Article that are in use." SECTION 1.7.(c) G.S.

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