Short bill would add terms such as 'aerial tramway' to ski‑lift safety language

Senate Bill 6,013 would update statutory terminology governing ski‑lift devices to include aerial tramways, aerial lifts, surface lifts, tows and conveyors.

Matt Sterling, staff to the committee, said the bill updates equipment terms and is a companion to a previously passed House bill (HB 2272). Senator Nikki Torres (prime sponsor) said the change is largely technical: State Parks already performs annual ski‑lift safety inspections and the bill simply aligns statutory language with the types of devices the agency inspects. Brian Considine, external legislative relations director for State Parks, testified in support and asked the committee to move the bill as it matches the companion measure passed earlier this session.

The committee recessed the bill’s briefing and took no vote during the session.