Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1044



By Senator Hooper





16-01082-22 20221044__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to swim-up bars; requiring the Florida
3 Building Commission to adopt requirements and
4 procedures within the Florida Building Code for the
5 approval of swim-up bars at commercial and public
6 swimming pool locations; requiring the commission to
7 work with swimming pool industry representatives when
8 developing such requirements and procedures; providing
9 an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Before January 1, 2023, the Florida Building
14 Commission shall adopt within the Florida Building Code
15 requirements and procedures for the approval of swim-up bars at
16 commercial and public swimming pool locations in this state. The
17 commission shall work with swimming pool industry
18 representatives to develop such requirements and procedures to
19 position this state as a national leader on design
20 specifications, safety, operation, and public health relating to
21 swim-up bars.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.