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FL H0719

Bill

Status

Failed

3/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Johanna Lopez

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 Regular Session

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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