SB1185

The act adds two exemptions to the existing list in section 755.022(a). Earlier exemptions, including federal-government boilers, specified hobby boilers, steam cookers and espresso machines, remain in place; they were not newly created by this bill. The wording excludes qualifying equipment from the chapter, rather than merely postponing an inspection. Prior exemptions; Inspection framework; Final law.

The introduced, Senate committee, engrossed, House committee and enrolled versions have identical operative provisions. The official index lists no floor amendments. Introduced text; All text versions; Amendment index; Final law.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

Owners of qualifying equipment avoid this chapter’s boiler requirements and associated certificate or inspection fees. The corresponding tradeoff is removal of that state boiler oversight for the exempt equipment. The act does not establish that every device is safe, quantify patient outcomes or promise lower medical bills. Final law; State inspection framework.

The March 17 fiscal note estimates a $196,140 loss to general-revenue-related funds over the two years ending August 31, 2027, or $98,070 in each fiscal year 2026–2030. Its assumptions are 1,245 boilers no longer paying a $70 annual certificate fee ($87,150 a year) and about 156 fewer state inspections at $70 each ($10,920 a year). This is estimated foregone state fee revenue, not a new $196,140 spending program or a complete measure of private savings. The note anticipates no local-government fiscal implication and states that the bill makes no appropriation, although it could provide a legal basis for one. Fiscal note.