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CS/CS/SB 658: Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties

GENERAL BILL by Community Affairs ; Regulated Industries ; Burgess ; Smith

Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties; (THIS BILL COMBINES SB's 658 & 608) Requiring a landlord to equip certain rental properties with specified water safety features; providing criminal penalties; requiring a public lodging establishment licensed as a vacation rental to equip certain rental units with specified water safety features; providing an exception; requiring certain public lodging establishments to file a certificate of compliance upon licensure and renewal, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 House - In Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Community Affairs (CA)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/24/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/27/2026 Senate • CS combines this bill with SB 608
• CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
1/29/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Community Affairs
• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/11/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Rules
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/17/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2/18/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
• CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
2/19/2026 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 354
• Amendment(s) adopted (786606) -SJ 354
• Read 3rd time -SJ 354
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 354
• Immediately certified -SJ 356
2/19/2026 House • In Messages