Louisiana House Bill 953 (HB 953) was signed by the governor as ACT 753. This bill provided relative to life safety and property protection and conveyance devices
The previous law (Act No. 598 of the 2018 R.S.) required the owner of a building with two stories occupied by a single tenant wherein employees of the tenant are regularly inside of the building to have at a minimum, a safety test of the building’s conveyance device in five-year intervals, effective July 1, 2024.
The new law, Louisiana ACT 753 changes the effective date of Act No. 598 of the 2018 R.S. from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2040.