A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT clarifying the scope of swimming pool laws by amending the exemption for PRIVATE POOLs serving single family dwellings; and making other technical changes to G.S. 130a‑280.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 130A‑280, as amended by Section 4.51 of S.L. 2024‑49, reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A‑280.  Scope and definitions.
(a)	This Part provides for the regulation of public swimming pools in the State as they may affect the public health and safety. This Part does not apply to any of the following:
(1)	A private pool serving a single family dwelling and used only by the residents of the dwelling and their guests, regardless of whether their guests gain use of the private pool through a sharing economy platform or pay a fee for its use. In all cases in which a fee is exchanged for access to a private pool serving a single family dwelling that is used only by the residents of the dwelling and their guests, the private pool shall be maintained in good and safe working order.
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(3)	Therapeutic pools used in physical therapy programs operated by medical facilities licensed by the Department or operated by a licensed physical therapist, nor to therapeutic chambers drained, cleaned, and refilled after each individual use.
(b)	Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this Part:
(1)	Artificial swimming lagoon. – Any body of water used for recreational purposes with more than 20,000 square feet of surface area, an artificial liner, and a method of disinfectant that results in a disinfectant residual in the swimming zone that is protective of the public health.
(2)	Public swimming pool. – Any structure, chamber, or tank containing an artificial body of water used by the public for swimming, diving, wading, recreation, or therapy, together with buildings, appurtenances, and equipment used in connection with the body of water, regardless of whether a fee is charged for its use. The term includes municipal, school, hotel, motel, apartment, boarding house, athletic club, or other membership facility pools and spas, spas operating for display at temporary events, and artificial swimming lagoons.
(3)	Sharing economy platform. – An online platform used to facilitate peer‑to‑peer transactions to acquire, provide, or share access to goods and services."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2025.