HCS/HB 1341 - This act requires owners of certain for-profit, privately owned swimming pools or facilities to maintain adequate liability insurance in an amount of at least $1 million in the event of injury or death of a patron. For each day an owner violates the act’s provisions, the owner will be subject to a civil penalty of $250 per day of violation, with a maximum penalty of $10,000. Under the terms of the act, an owner could also be responsible for reimbursing any costs incurred by the state or county for enforcing the provisions of the act. If an owner intentionally cancels, terminates, or fails to renew his or her liability insurance, the owner will be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. The Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement agencies are responsible for enforcing the provisions of the act. The act provides that insurance companies shall notify the department of public safety if an owner terminates, cancels, or fails to renew his or her liability insurance. This act contains an emergency clause. STEPHEN J. WITTE
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