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HB 385: Residential Swimming Pool Safety

GENERAL BILL by Wasserman Schultz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Edwards ; Ritter ; Sobel ; Greenstein ; Henriquez ; Gottlieb ; Casey ; Barreiro ; Jacobs ; Kilmer ; Villalobos ; Reddick

Residential Swimming Pool Safety; creates "Preston de Ibern/McKenzie Merriam Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act"; provides pool safety feature requirements & options; provides penalties; provides pool barrier requirements; provides for drowning prevention education program & public information publication; requires pool contractors, home builders, & developers to provide buyers with certain information; provides rulemaking authority, etc. Creates 515.21-.37.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/26/1999 House • Prefiled
2/3/1999 House • Referred to Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Community Affairs (PRC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
2/19/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/01/99, 3:30 pm, 413C
3/1/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) --Preliminary
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Community Affairs (PRC); Crime & Punishment (CRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00044; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/01/99, 3:30 pm, 413C; Comm. Action: Favorable by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00179
3/3/1999 House • Now in Community Affairs (PRC) -HJ 00179
3/18/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs (PRC), 03/22/99, 3:15 pm, Morris Hall
3/22/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Community Affairs (PRC) -HJ 00387
3/24/1999 House • Now in Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00387
3/31/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 04/05/99, 3:30 pm, 214C
4/5/1999 House • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00550
4/7/1999 House • Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00550
4/19/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 04/20/99, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall
4/20/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00752
4/21/1999 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00752
4/23/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00951; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00951; Read third time -HJ 00952; Passed as amended; YEAS 88 NAYS 28 -HJ 00952
4/23/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/27/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Fiscal Resource -SJ 01224
4/30/1999 Senate • Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs