Bill Text: CT SB00240 | 2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Eliminating The Requirement For A Fence Around A Splash Pad Or Spray Park.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-06-01 - Signed by the Governor [SB00240 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00240-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 240
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 1911
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC SAFETY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of section 19a-36 of the 2016 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2016):

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, regulations governing the safety of public pools shall not require fences around (A) naturally formed ponds subsequently converted to public pool use, provided the converted ponds [(A)] (i) retain sloping sides common to natural ponds, and [(B)] (ii) are on property surrounded by a fence, and (B) a splash pad or spray park.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2016	19a-36(c)(4)

Statement of Purpose:

To not require fences around a splash pad or spray park.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]