By: Romero, Jr., Holland, Toth H.B. No. 2205
        (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner)
         (In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2021;
  May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Business &
  Commerce; May 21, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0;
  May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2205 By:  Hancock
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to applicability of the International Swimming Pool and
  Spa Code to certain pools, spas, and other swimming areas.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 341.0645, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (c), (d),
  (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
         (b)  The executive commissioner shall adopt by rule pool
  safety standards necessary to prevent drowning. The standards must:
               (1)  be at least as stringent as those imposed under the
  federal Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C.
  Section 8001 et seq.); and
               (2)  comply with and adopt by reference a version of the
  International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, as defined by Section
  214.103, Local Government Code, that is not older than the version
  in effect on May 1, 2019, regarding all construction, alteration,
  renovation, enlargement, and repair of commercial swimming pools
  and spas.
         (c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the department is not
  required to adopt Chapter 1 of the International Swimming Pool and
  Spa Code.
         (d)  Subsection (b) does not affect requirements for pool
  yard enclosure imposed under Chapter 757.
         (e)  The executive commissioner by rule shall authorize a
  minor addition, alteration, renovation, or repair to an existing
  pool or spa and related mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
  systems in the same manner and arrangement as the executive
  commissioner authorized the construction of the pool or spa and
  related mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
         (f)  A person may use, maintain, and repair a pool or spa that
  was in compliance with the laws of this state on August 31, 2021,
  and related mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems in
  accordance with the laws applicable to the pool or system on that
  date.
         (g)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(2), this section does
  not affect the authority of the executive commissioner to adopt
  rules regarding pool operation and management, water quality,
  safety standards unrelated to design and construction, signage, and
  enclosures.
         SECTION 2.  Section 214.103, Local Government Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
  read as follows:
         (b)  To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the
  International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, as it existed on May 1,
  2019, is adopted as the municipal swimming pool and spa code in this
  state. A municipality may adopt a more recent version of the
  International Swimming Pool and Spa Code to apply in the
  municipality.
         (b-1)  To the extent a provision of a code adopted by a
  municipality under Subsection (b) conflicts with a law of this
  state or a regulation on pool operation and management, water
  quality, safety standards unrelated to design and construction,
  signage, or enclosures, the law or regulation controls.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
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