CaliforniaSwimming pool safety: building codes: condominium units.
What it does
(1) Existing law, the California Building Standards Law, requires the California Building Standards Commission to publish the California Building Standards Code, which contains, among others, the California Building Code and the California Residential Code, as provided. Existing law requires the commission to publish the text of the Swimming Pool Safety Act in the California Residential Code.
More detail
This bill would require, on or before March 1, 2027, the commission to also publish the text of the Swimming Pool Safety Act in the California Building Code, as specified.
(2) Under the Swimming Pool Safety Act, upon the issuance of a building permit for the construction of a new swimming pool or spa, or the remodeling of an existing pool or spa, at a private, single-family home, the pool or spa is required to be equipped with at least 2 of 7 specified drowning prevention safety features, as provided. The act does not apply to a public swimming pool.
This bill would, for purposes of the act, require a swimming pool or spa on or within a private balcony, patio, or terrace of, a condominium unit to meet the same requirements as a pool or spa at a private, single-family home. To the extent the bill would increase the number of building permits issued by local jurisdictions, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(3) Existing law governs the construction, operation, and maintenance of a public swimming pool, as defined. Existing law, the Yasmin Paleso'o Memorial Swimming Pool Safety Law, requires an underwater lighting system in a public swimming pool, as defined, to be installed so that there is no shock hazard, as provided. Existing law governs the circulation system of a public swimming pool, as defined, including, but not limited to, requiring antientrapment devices, safety vacuum release systems, or automatic pump shutoff systems, as provided.
This bill would exclude a swimming pool or spa on or within a private balcony, patio, or terrace of, a condominium unit from these requirements on a public swimming pool. This bill would, on or before March 1, 2027, require the State Department of Public Health to adopt regulations, as necessary, to implement these changes, as specified. The bill would prohibit a swimming pool or spa on or within a private balcony, patio, or terrace of, a condominium unit, or at a private single-family home, from being subject to a requirement applicable to a "public swimming pool," "public pool," "public pool site," or "spa," as those terms are used in certain statutes and regulations relating to public swimming pools and the California Building Code.
(4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 13In committee: Held under submission.Latest
- Aug 3In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.Minor
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Jul 2Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
- Jul 2From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 1).Major
- Jul 1
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH.Minor
- Jun 24
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Health]. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 15Re-referred to Coms. on HOUSING and HEALTH.Minor
- Jun 12Re-referred to Com. on RLS.Minor
- Jun 12Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Jun 11From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.Major
- 2025
- Jun 2Re-referred to Coms. on B. P. & E.D. and TRANS.Minor
- Jun 2Withdrawn from committee.Major
- May 29From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Major
- May 28Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and B. P. & E.D.Minor
- May 20In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- May 19Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 57. Noes 16. Page 1588.).Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded AB 1237 McKinnor Third Reading Urgency. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 28Measure version as amended on April 23 corrected.Major
- Apr 24Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Apr 23Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.Major
- Apr 22From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 22).Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T. (Ayes 12. Noes 3.) (April 7). Re-referred to Com. on A.,E.,S., & T.Minor
- Apr 8Coauthors revised.
- Apr 7
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism]. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.Minor
- Apr 1From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.Major
- Mar 13Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and A.,E.,S., & T.Minor
- Feb 24Read first time.Minor
- Feb 22From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
- Feb 21Introduced. To print.Introduced