Swimming pool building codes have been amended to include requirements of SB 442, signed into law in 2017.  Newly constructed or remodeled swimming pools at private single-family residences must incorporate at least two of seven specified drowning-prevention safety features.

SB 442 also requires home inspections conducted as part of the transfer of a property with a pool to include an assessment of whether the pool is equipped with adequate safety features.  Pool contractors could see more retrofit/remodel work as a result of these requirements.

Click here to read Building Standards Information Bulletin 17-08 regarding Change Without Regulatory Effect to the 2016 California Building Standards Code pursuant to SB 442