ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR LICENSE H.B. 5890 (H-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5890 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Scott Hummel
House Committee: Commerce
Senate Committee: Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform
CONTENT
The bill would amend Public Act 227 of 1967, which governs elevator contractors, to do the following:
-- Require the Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) to issue an initial or renewal elevator contractor license, or installation or alteration permit, within 90 days after an applicant filed a "completed application" (as defined in the bill).
-- Require DLEG to notify the applicant of a deficiency in writing, or make the information electronically available, within 30 days after receiving an incomplete application.
-- Toll the 90-day period if DLEG sent notice of a deficiency, until it received the requested information.
-- Require DLEG to return the license or permit fee and reduce the fee by 15% for the applicant's next renewal application, if any, if it failed to meet the deadline.
-- Require the DLEG Director, beginning in 2005, to report annually by December 1 to the appropriate Senate and House committees regarding its compliance with these provisions.
MCL 408.815 & 408.816 Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
According to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth, the total revenue collected in FY 2002-03 for elevator installation and repair permits was $439,000 and for elevator contractor licenses was $6,800. The amount by which this revenue would be reduced would depend on the number of licensees not processed in the given time frame. The bill also would require a report that would include new or additional information not currently collected. The database adjustment required to accommodate this requirement could increase information technology costs.
Date Completed: 7-1-04 Fiscal Analyst: Maria Tyszkiewicz
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5890/0304