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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: 2/12/2026 Senate - Now in Rules
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

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  • CS/CS/SB 658, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/11/2026 at 4:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 79 (c1) Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/19/2026 H Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises. Page 1 (pdf)
    509.211 Safety regulations. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 658, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/29/2026 at 12:04 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
    Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 79 (c1) Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/19/2026 H Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    372408 - Amendment
    Delete line 42 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Burgess)     		2/9/2026
    10:19 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/10/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    455636 - Amendment
    Delete lines 82 - 107 and insert:     		Community Affairs
    (Smith)     		2/9/2026
    3:29 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/10/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2026 3:00 PM Community Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises. Page 1 (pdf)
    509.211 Safety regulations. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 658, Original Filed Version Posted 11/24/2025 at 12:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries PCS 553706 (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 79 (c1) Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential Property Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/19/2026 H Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 608 Vacation Rentals Smith Compare Last Action: 1/27/2026 S Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 658 Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    553706 - Proposed Committee Substitute Regulated Industries 1/25/2026
    2:47 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/27/2026    		 Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2026 1:00 PM Regulated Industries 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    83.51 Landlord’s obligation to maintain premises. Page 1 (pdf)
    509.211 Safety regulations. Page 3 (pdf)

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