Florida Senate - 2025                                     SB 960
       
       
        
       By Senator Bernard
       
       
       
       
       
       24-00913A-25                                           2025960__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to elevator accessibility
    3         requirements; amending s. 399.035, F.S.; requiring
    4         elevator car interiors to have at least one support
    5         rail that meets certain specifications; providing an
    6         effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
   11  399.035, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         399.035 Elevator accessibility requirements for the
   13  physically handicapped.—
   14         (1) Each elevator, the installation of which is begun after
   15  October 1, 1990, must be made accessible to physically
   16  handicapped persons with the following requirements:
   17         (b) Each elevator car interior must have a support rail on
   18  at least one wall. All support rails must be smooth and have no
   19  sharp edges and must not be more than 1 1/2 inches thick or 2
   20  1/2 inches in diameter. At least one support rail Support rails
   21  must be continuous and a minimum length of 42 inches overall.
   22  The inside surface of support rails must be 1 1/2 inches clear
   23  of the car wall. The distance from the top of the support rail
   24  to the finished car floor must be at least 31 inches and not
   25  more than 33 inches. Padded or tufted material or decorative
   26  materials such as wallpaper, vinyl, cloth, or the like may not
   27  be used on support rails.
   28         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.