HB 5169 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL SWIMMING POOL BARRIERS.

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50567 General Assembly February Session, 20242024Reprint Substituteof HouseFile Bill No.

516950) Substitute House ofBill Representatives,No. March 19, 2024 The Committee on Planning and Development reported through REP.

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AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL SWIMMING POOL BARRIERS.

(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) On and after July 1, 2024, no building permit shall be issued for the construction or substantial alteration of an in-ground swimming pool unless a barrier that complies with the requirements of Sectionthe 305State ofBuilding theCode Internationalrevised Swimmingto PoolandSpaCodeportionoftheStateBuildingCoderevisedtoOctoberOctober 1, 2022, is installed, or is included in the plan for such construction or substantial alteration to be installed, around such pool.

No powered safety cover, as defined in Section 305 of the InternationalState SwimmingBuilding Pool and Spa Code, may be installed in lieu of any barrier around such pool.

(b) (1) Any owner of an in-ground swimming pool that is not subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and that, as of July 1, sHB5169 / File No.

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50567 (b) (1) Any owner of an in-ground swimming pool that is not subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and that, as of July 1, 2024, is surrounded by a barrier that complies with the requirements of Section 305 of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code portion of the State Building Code revised to October 1, 2022, shall maintain such barrier in compliance with said section and shall not remove such barrier except for the purposes of replacing or repairing such barrier.

(2) Any owner of an in-ground swimming pool that is not subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and, as of July 1, 2024, is not surrounded by a barrier that complies with the requirements of Section 305 of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code portion of the State Building Code revised to October 1, 2022, shall install a barrier that complies with the requirements of said section installed not later than July 1, 2025.

(c) The provision of Section 305 of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code portion of the State Building Code revised to October 1, 2022, concerning theinstallationofapoweredsafety cover or retractable cover that complies with ASTM F1346 as an exception to the requirements of said section shall have no effect and shall not be construed as an exception to the requirements in subsection (a) or (b) of this section for the installation and maintenance of a barrier around an in-ground swimming pool that complies with the requirements of said Sectioncode. 305.

(e) On and after July 1, 2024, no certificate of compliance or other approval for use shall be issued for the construction or substantial alteration of an in-ground swimming pool unless a barrier that complies with the requirements of the State Building Code revised to October 1, 2022, is installed around such pool, and no powered safety cover, as sHB5169 / File No.

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50567 approval for use shall be issued for the construction or substantial alteration of an in-ground swimming pool unless a barrier that complies with the requirements of Section 305 of the International Swimming PoolandSpaCodeportionoftheStateBuildingCoderevisedtoOctober 1, 2022, is installed around such pool, and no powered safety cover, as defined in said Sectioncode, 305, or any retractable cover may be installed in lieu of any barrier fence around such pool.

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50567 3The sHB5169following FileFiscal No.Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

50 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

The bill results in a potential minimal revenue gain to municipalities beginning in FY 25 associated with higher costs of building permits for the expanded construction, issuing additional permits, and issuing certificates of compliance to new and current pool owners who must installsHB5169 a/ physicalFile barrierNo. around an in-ground pool.

The567 revenue gain is sHB5169 / File No.

50567 4install sHB5169a Filephysical No.barrier around an in-ground pool.

50The revenue gain is dependent on the number of permits and certificates of compliance issued and the associated fees set by the municipality.

House "A" alters the original bill by removing references to the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and making technical changes which has no fiscal impact.

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50567 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5169 (as amended by House "A")* AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL SWIMMING POOL BARRIERS.

Under thebill,the bill, these barriersmust comply withthe 2021International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) provisions on required pool and spa barriers thatmust arecomply incorporatedwith into the 2022 State Building Code, but unlike the ISPSC, a powered safety cover or retractable cover that meets sHB5169the /code’s Filespecifications No.is not an exception to the barrier requirements for in-ground swimming pools (see BACKGROUND).

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50567 the6 code’ssHB5169 specificationsFile isNo. not an exception to the barrier requirements for in-ground swimming pools (see BACKGROUND).

567 The bill requires these provisions to be enforced as if they were included in the State Building Code.

*House Amendment “A” removes references to the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) provision on pool barrier requirements and makes a technical change.

Upon passage BACKGROUND ISPSC’s Swimming Pool Barrier Requirements The 2022 Connecticut State Building Code adopts the 2021 ISPSC with certain amendments.

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