Delaware · House Bill 348 · 152nd General Assembly

Lifeguard/Remove Requirement/Private Pool

  1. Introduced Mar 14, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 14, 2024
  3. Passed the House Mar 26, 2024
  4. Passed the Senate May 15, 2024
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law May 23, 2024

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act removes the requirement for a lifeguard at a pool exclusively serving a residential or apartment community not accessible to the general public. Under existing law, a lifeguard is not required at a hotel, motel, or campground. A lifeguard is not required in a family community when the pool is or will ultimately be owned by residents. Requiring a lifeguard at a pool that is not accessible to the public…

Read the full title (121 words)

This Act removes the requirement for a lifeguard at a pool exclusively serving a residential or apartment community not accessible to the general public. Under existing law, a lifeguard is not required at a hotel, motel, or campground. A lifeguard is not required in a family community when the pool is or will ultimately be owned by residents. Requiring a lifeguard at a pool that is not accessible to the public increases the cost for private communities which must be passed on to tenants in the form of higher rent. This legislation aligns the statutory and regulatory requirements so that the lifeguard requirement in a rental community is the same as for a single family residential community, hotel, motel, and campground.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · House Health & Human Development
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 4 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits · House Health & Human Development
  3. HousePassed By House. Votes: 36 YES 1 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · Senate Health & Social Services
  5. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · Senate Health & Social Services
  6. SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
  7. GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 4 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.