public cold plunge; rules; exemption
HB 2439 amends Arizona's environmental code to explicitly exempt public and semipublic cold plunge facilities from existing rules governing swimming pools and bathing places. The bill adds a specific exemption to Section 49-104, clarifying that regulations requiring minimum design standards, sanitation measures, and public nuisance abatement for pools do not apply to cold plunge facilities. This change directly affects owners and operators of cold plunge facilities by removing compliance requirements that would otherwise apply to traditional swimming pools. The bill is procedural in nature, modifying existing regulatory language without creating new standards or funding mechanisms.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Signed Jun 4, 2026
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Senate Engrossed Version (04/13/2026)
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MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law after being approved by the Governor and filed with the Secretary of State. The text includes minor formatting corrections and a slight reordering of a sentence regarding fee assessments, but the substantive policy requirements for the Department of Environmental Quality remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Corrected a line break in the description of the department's authority to ensure laws are not more stringent than federal laws.
Reordered a clause regarding fee assessment to place the phrase 'or revising' before 'the department shall base the fees'.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 13, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
25–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 30
Apr 13, 2026
D
Democratic13
69% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Jun 4, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
DPA
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Selina Bliss
RRepublican
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