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FL H0719
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Johanna Lopez
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AI Summary
- Residential swimming pools on properties transferred or sold on or after October 1, 2024, must be equipped with at least one pool safety feature (such as a pool barrier enclosure, safety cover, exit alarms, self-closing/self-latching doors, or a pool alarm), regardless of the year the pool was built.
- Pools on residential properties transferred or sold on or after October 1, 2024, must also meet all pool barrier requirements under s. 515.29, regardless of when the pool was constructed.
- Title companies, inspectors, or mortgage underwriters involved in the property transaction are required to report violations of pool safety and barrier requirements to local law enforcement.
- Failure to equip a residential pool with at least one required safety feature is a second-degree misdemeanor, though no penalty is imposed if the person installs a safety feature and attends a drowning prevention education program within 45 days of arrest or citation.
- The act takes effect July 1, 2024.
Legislative Description
Residential Swimming Pool Requirements
Last Action
Died in Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee12/19/2023
Full Bill Text
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