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HB1299
Allowing Biological Water Filters in Small Lodging Pools
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:29 AM
In one sentence
This law lets lodging places with fifteen or fewer rooms use natural water filters for their pools if they get a permit and follow safety rules.
What it does
- Allows lodgings with fifteen or fewer sleeping rooms to apply for permits to use biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities.
- Requires the department to create rules about application steps, maintenance needs, testing methods, reapplication procedures after failed inspections, and fees up to fifty dollars.
- Mandates that these filters must meet standard public health safety requirements set by the department.
- Sets a one-year limit on permits and requires yearly inspections of the filtration systems.
- Revokes permits if an establishment fails inspection and bans reapplication for one year.
Who it affects
- Lodging establishments with fifteen or fewer sleeping rooms that have water recreational facilities.
- The state department responsible for public health and safety rules.
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not state the exact date it becomes effective.
- Specific details about application forms and testing procedures are missing because they will be written later by the department as rules.
- The text only covers lodging places with fifteen or fewer rooms, so larger hotels cannot use this system under this bill.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Biological filtration system
- A system approved by the department that cleans water using natural processes like plants, beneficial bacteria, and microbes without relying on continuous chemical disinfectants.
- Water recreational facility
- Facilities at a lodging establishment where people swim or play in water.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments.
Official activity
Bill history
- Signed by the Governor