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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. CS/CS/SB 658

Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties
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Community Affairs; Regulated Industries; Burgess; Smith
FILED BY
Danny Burgess — District 23, Republican [search donations]
Carlos Guillermo Smith — District 17, Democrat [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
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Filed under Environment & Water.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Water Safety Requirements for the Rental of Residential and Vacation Properties; (THIS BILL COMBINES SB's 658 & 608) Requiring a landlord to equip certain rental properties with specified water safety features; providing criminal penalties; requiring a public lodging establishment licensed as a vacation rental to equip certain rental units with specified water safety features; providing an exception; requiring certain public lodging establishments to file a certificate of compliance upon licensure and renewal, etc.

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TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Messages
2/19/2026
In Messages
2/19/2026
Immediately certified -SJ 356
2/19/2026
CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 354
2/19/2026
Read 3rd time -SJ 354
2/19/2026
Amendment(s) adopted (786606) -SJ 354
2/19/2026
Read 2nd time -SJ 354
2/18/2026
CS/CS by Community Affairs read 1st time
2/18/2026
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/26
2/18/2026
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/17/2026
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
2/12/2026
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/12/2026
Now in Rules
2/11/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/10/2026
CS/CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/5/2026
On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 37...
1/29/2026
CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
1/29/2026
Now in Community Affairs
1/29/2026
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/27/2026
CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
1/27/2026
CS combines this bill with SB 608
1/22/2026
On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 412...
1/13/2026
Introduced
12/9/2025
Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules
11/24/2025
Filed
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STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 83.51
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s. 509.211
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s. 83.51
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