Florida Senate - 2026                                     SB 608
       
       
        
       By Senator Smith
       
       
       
       
       
       17-00279A-26                                           2026608__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to vacation rentals; creating s.
    3         509.243, F.S.; requiring applicants or licensees
    4         seeking to obtain or renew a license to operate a
    5         vacation rental to install a pool safety feature if a
    6         pool is located on the vacation rental property;
    7         authorizing the Department of Business and
    8         Professional Regulation to suspend or revoke a license
    9         and fine the licensee if a vacation rental is not in
   10         compliance; authorizing the department to adopt rules;
   11         providing an effective date.
   12          
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   15         Section 1. Section 509.243, Florida Statutes, is created to
   16  read:
   17         509.243 Vacation rentals; pool safety compliance;
   18  penalties.—
   19         (1) An applicant seeking to obtain, or a licensee seeking
   20  to renew, a license to operate a vacation rental as described in
   21  s. 509.242(1)(c) must install at least one pool safety feature
   22  as described in s. 515.27(1) if a swimming pool is located on
   23  the vacation rental property.
   24         (2) The department may suspend or revoke the license and
   25  fine the licensee for noncompliance with this section.
   26         (3) The department may adopt rules to implement this
   27  section.
   28         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.