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Committee backs bill to exempt private pool rentals from public-pool rules
Summary
The Kentucky House committee voted to pass Senate Bill 61 out of committee, a measure to change how rented private pools are classified so homeowners who rent pools through online platforms are not automatically treated as public pools by the Department of Public Health.
The House Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection voted to advance Senate Bill 61 after its sponsor described the measure as a private property rights bill aimed at clarifying how privately owned swimming pools are classified.
Senator Craig Richardson, who introduced the measure, said the problem stems from homeowners who rent their pools through online platforms. “This is a swimming pool bill, but at its core, it is a private property rights bill,” Richardson said. He told the committee that sites such as VRBO, Airbnb and Swimply let homeowners rent pools and that the current regulatory definition leads the Department of Public Health to treat such pools as public swimming pools.
The bill would change the underlying definition used by regulators so that a homeowner who rents their private pool would not automatically be designated a public swimming pool under current rules, Richardson said. He described the change as a “simple definition” correction to address that outcome.
Committee members moved and seconded the bill, and a roll-call vote recorded affirmative responses from members present. Chair McCool closed the item by saying the bill passed the committee and “should pass favorably in the House floor.”
The committee did not debate detailed amendments during the hearing. With committee approval, the bill is scheduled to move to the full House for further consideration.
