HB 413: Swimming Safety
GENERAL BILL by Gossett-Seidman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Booth
Swimming Safety; Prohibits organizations from granting water access at public bathing places & public swimming pools to certain children without first requiring specified information; requires organizations to provide specified types of personal flotation devices to certain children; authorizes public bathing places & public swimming pools to refuse water access to certain children requires certain counties & municipalities to create pilot programs to install drowning prevention stations at high-risk water access areas; provides; specifies information that each participating county & municipality must provide to DEP following conclusion of pilot program; requires DEP to submit final report to Governor & Legislature; provides contents of report; encourages local governments to implement sponsorship programs with businesses to help fund drowning prevention stations; requires DEP to coordinate public awareness campaign dealing with water safety during implementation of pilot program; requires parents or legal guardians of children with autism to provide specified information regarding water safety & swimming certifications to child's public school.
Last Action: 3/4/2025 House - 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/5/2025 House • Filed
2/12/2025 House • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Human Services Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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HB 413, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2025 at 10:29 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 568 Swimming Safety Rodriguez Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (16)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 514.0731 Page 3 (pdf) 515.21 Short title. Page 7 (pdf) 515.23 Legislative findings and intent. Page 8 (pdf) 515.25 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf) 515.31 Drowning prevention education program; public information publication. Page 11 (pdf) 515.33 Information required to be furnished to buyers. Page 11 (pdf) 515.35 Rulemaking authority. Page 12 (pdf) 515.37 Exemptions. Page 12 (pdf) 515.41 Page 1 (pdf) 515.42 Page 13 (pdf) 515.43 Page 14 (pdf) 515.44 Page 14 (pdf) 515.45 Page 17 (pdf) 515.46 Page 17 (pdf) 515.47 Page 17 (pdf) 1003.225 Water safety and swimming certification. Page 18 (pdf)