1.1Senator Hauschild moved to amend
H.F. No. 2435, as amended pursuant to Rule 45,
1.2adopted by the Senate May 13, 2025, as follows (...):
1.3(The text of the amended House File is identical to
S.F. No. 2669.)
1.4Page 85, after line 8, insert:
1.5 "Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144.1222, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 2d.
Hot tubs Spa pools on rental houseboats property. (a) For the purposes of
1.7this subdivision, "spa pool" has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.0250,
1.8subpart 9.
1.9(a) (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a
hot water spa pool intended for seated
1.10recreational use, including a hot tub or whirlpool, that is located on
a houseboat that is rented
1.11to the public the property of a stand-alone, single-unit rental property, offered for rent by
1.12the property owner or through a resort, and that is only intended to be used by the
occupants
1.13of the rental property:
1.14(1) is not a public pool
and;
1.15(2) is exempt from the requirements for public pools under
subdivisions 1 to 2c, 4, and
1.165 and Minnesota Rules, chapter 4717
, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph; and
1.17(3) may be used by renters so long as:
1.18(i) the water temperature in the spa pool does not exceed 106 degrees Fahrenheit;
and
1.19(ii) prior to check-in by each new rental party, the resort or property owner tests
the
1.20water in the spa pool for the concentration of chlorine or bromine, pH, and alkalinity,
and
1.21the water in the spa pool meets the requirements for disinfection residue, pH, and
alkalinity
1.22in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.1750, subparts 4, 5, and 6.
1.23(b) (c) A spa pool intended for seated recreational use, including a hot tub or whirlpool,
1.24that is located on a houseboat that is rented to the public:
1.25(1) is not a public pool;
1.26(2) is exempt from the requirements for public pools under subdivisions 1 to 2c, 4,
and
1.275 and Minnesota Rules, chapter 4717; and
1.28(3) is exempt from the requirements under paragraph (b), clause (3).
1.29(d) A political subdivision must not adopt a local law, rule, or ordinance that prohibits
1.30the operation of, or establishes additional requirements for, a spa pool that meets
the criteria
1.31in paragraph (b) or (c).
2.1(e) A
hot water spa pool under this subdivision must be conspicuously posted with the
2.2following notice
and must be provided to renters
upon check in:
2.4This spa is exempt from state and local
anti-entrapment and sanitary requirements that
2.5prevent
disease transmission waterborne diseases such as Legionnaires' disease, Pseudomonas
2.6folliculitis (hot tub rash), and chemical burns and is not subject to inspection.
2.8This notice is required under Minnesota Statutes, section
144.1222, subdivision 2d.""
2.9Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.10Amend the title accordingly
2.11The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.