Bill > HB265

This bill creates a new section in Kentucky's building regulations that allows swimming pools to be constructed without a traditional barrier (fence or wall) if they are equipped with an approved safety pool cover. The bill defines key terms, including an "approved safety pool cover" as a manually or power-operated cover that meets ASTM International performance standards, and a "swimming pool" as any water structure over 24 inches deep, which encompasses in-ground, above-ground, and portable pools, hot tubs, and spas. The Kentucky department responsible for building regulations will be required to develop administrative rules that permit pool construction without standard barriers when an approved safety pool cover is used, and these regulations will be incorporated into the Kentucky Building Code. This change provides pool owners an alternative method of meeting safety requirements by using a specific type of pool cover instead of constructing a physical barrier around the pool.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb265.html