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SB 568: Swimming Safety

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Swimming Safety; Creating the "Kareem Angel Green Autism Drowning Prevention Act"; prohibiting organizations from granting water access at public bathing places or public swimming pools to certain children without first being provided specified information; requiring organizations to provide specified personal flotation devices to certain children; authorizing public bathing places and public swimming pools to refuse water access to certain children whose parents or legal guardians have not provided specified information; creating the "Open Water Safety Act"; requiring certain counties and municipalities to create pilot programs to install drowning prevention stations at high-risk public water access areas, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 2/20/2025 Senate - Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

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  • SB 568, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2025 at 12:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 413 Swimming Safety Gossett-Seidman Similar Last Action: 2/12/2025 H Now in Human Services Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    514.0731 Page 3 (pdf)
    515.21 Short title. Page 6 (pdf)
    515.23 Legislative findings and intent. Page 7 (pdf)
    515.25 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    515.31 Drowning prevention education program; public information publication. Page 9 (pdf)
    515.33 Information required to be furnished to buyers. Page 10 (pdf)
    515.35 Rulemaking authority. Page 10 (pdf)
    515.37 Exemptions. Page 10 (pdf)
    515.41 Page 11 (pdf)
    515.42 Page 11 (pdf)
    515.43 Page 12 (pdf)
    515.44 Page 13 (pdf)
    515.45 Page 14 (pdf)
    515.46 Page 15 (pdf)
    515.47 Page 15 (pdf)
    1003.225 Water safety and swimming certification. Page 15 (pdf)

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