BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center C.S.S.B. 342
By: Brimer
Committee Report (Substituted)
AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Neighborhoods in unincorporated areas of populous counties resemble those in cities in density and design. However, those areas are not covered by municipal ordinances to protect residents from accidental drowning in unfenced or uncovered swimming pools.
C.S.S.B. 342 amends the definition of public nuisance in certain populous counties to include swimming pools in neighborhoods located in the unincorporated area of the county.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 343.011(c), Health and Safety Code, to expand what constitutes a public nuisance to include unprotected swimming pools on any property in a neighborhood in a county with a population of more than 1.1 million.
SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2005.