Contractors; swimming pools, inspection requirements further provided

Labor Small Business

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Whorton (R)
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Read Second Time in House of Origin
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on how existing inspections will be affected.

Swimming Pool Inspection Requirements

This bill allows swimming pool contractors to request inspections from local governments when building, repairing, or maintaining pools.

What This Bill Does

Allows licensed swimming pool contractors to ask for an inspection by the local government before they build, repair, or maintain a pool if required by a permit condition.

Who It Names or Affects

Swimming pool contractors who want to build, repair, or maintain pools.
Local governments responsible for issuing permits and conducting inspections.

Terms To Know

Licensed: Having a special permit that allows someone to do certain jobs legally.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the local government refuses an inspection request.
It is unclear how this will affect existing swimming pool inspections without issues.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

ZQNHYRK-1

Commerce and Small Business

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

Plain English: ZQNHYRK-1 03/18/2026 CMH (H) HSE 2026-1331 House Commerce and Small Business Reported Substitute for HB620 Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to contractors; to authorize a swimming pool contractor to request any inspection required by a local permit for the construction, repair, or maintenance of a swimming pool, under certain conditions.

ZQNHYRK-1 03/18/2026 CMH (H) HSE 2026-1331 House Commerce and Small Business Reported Substitute for HB620 Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to contractors; to authorize a swimming pool contractor to request any inspection required by a local permit for the construction, repair, or maintenance of a swimming pool, under certain conditions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1.
When an inspection is required by a local governing entity as a condition of a permit for the construction, repair, or maintenance of a residential or commercial swimming pool, the contractor may request the local governing entity to perform the inspection if the contractor is licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975 and the construction, repair, or maintenance is performed by the contractor, the contractor's employee, or a subcontractor under the supervision of the contractor.
Section 2.

This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

2026-03-19 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-03-18 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-03-12 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-03-12 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Commerce and Small Business

Official Summary Text

Contractors; swimming pools, inspection requirements further provided

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB620 INTRODUCED
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HB620
ZQ6J9KK-1
By Representative Whorton
RFD: Commerce and Small Business
First Read: 12-Mar-26
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ZQ6J9KK-1 03/12/2026 CMH (L)CMH 2026-1331
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First Read: 12-Mar-26
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would provide that when an inspection
is required by a local governing entity as a condition
of a permit for the construction, repair, or
maintenance of a residential or commercial swimming
pool, the swimming pool contractor may request the
local governing entity to perform the inspection.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to contractors; to authorize a swimming pool
contractor to request any inspection required by a local
permit for the construction, repair, or maintenance of a
swimming pool, under certain conditions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. When an inspection is required by a local
governing entity a condition of a permit for the construction,
repair, or maintenance of a residential or commercial swimming
pool, the contractor may request the local governing entity to
permit for the inspection if the contractor is licensed
pursuant to Chapter 8 of Title 34, Code of Alabama 1975 and
the construction, repair, or maintenance is performed by the
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HB620 INTRODUCED
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the construction, repair, or maintenance is performed by the
contractor, the contractor's employee, or a subcontractor
under the supervision of the contractor.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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