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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0368" sponsor="David Shallenberger" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1254" date="1/26/2026 09:01:150" printDate="01-26 09:37" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>14</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="12" uid="C26B-7-S124_2026050620260506" fromuid="C26B-7-S124_2024050120240501" sort="26B07 01240020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">26B-7-124</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="13" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Cold Plunge Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: David Shallenberger</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends provisions related to public cold baths.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">exempts from rules made by the Department of Health and Human Services (department) <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>public cold baths in an apartment building;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">amends exemptions from department rules for other public cold baths, including in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>apartment buildings;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">defines terms; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="15">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="17">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="26B-7-124" src="code" uid="C26B-7-S124_2026050620260506" buid="12" sort="26B07 01240020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"><bold>26B-7-124</bold>, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 478</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="21"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="12" num="26B-7-124" type="amend" src="code" uid="C26B-7-S124_2026050620260506" sort="26B07 01240020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="26B-7-124" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="23">Section 1. Section <bold>26B-7-124</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="24"><bold>26B-7-124<parens/>. Rules for public cold baths.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="12-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this section<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="8" groupid="7" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">,</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="6" groupid="5" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">:</amend><subsection ssid="12-15" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1001" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="59" groupid="48" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Common areas" means the non-dwelling communal areas accessible to all residents <ln numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-5"/>of an apartment building.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="12-11" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1002" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both">(b)</amend></display> <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="12" groupid="11" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">"public</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="11" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">"Public</amend> cold bath" means a tub or tank that:<subsection ssid="12-null-2" dnum="a-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-7" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1003" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(a)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1004" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(i)</amend></display>is used by<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="19" groupid="17" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">, regardless of whether there is a charge or payment for use</amend>:<subsection ssid="12-null-3" dnum="i-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-8" level="4" space="false"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1004" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(i)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start" space="true">(A)</amend></display><subsection ssid="12-12" dnum="_-o:I-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="5" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="end">(I)</amend></display>the general public<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="13" groupid="12" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">, regardless of whether there is a charge or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-9"/>payment for use; and</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="20" groupid="18" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="12-13" dnum="_-o:II-i" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-10" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="5"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(II)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="25" groupid="22" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">residents of an apartment building in the common areas; and</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-4" dnum="ii-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-11" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1007" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(ii)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(B)</amend></display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="33" groupid="29" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">one bather</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="27" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">up to five bathers</amend> at a time;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-5" dnum="b-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-12" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1008" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(b)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(ii)</amend></display>contains chilled water that is:<subsection ssid="12-null-6" dnum="i-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-13" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1009" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(i)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(A)</amend></display>maintained at a temperature lower than 60 degrees Fahrenheit;</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-7" dnum="ii-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-14" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1010" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(ii)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(B)</amend></display>no more than <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="34" groupid="30" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">180</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="32" groupid="28" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">650</amend> gallons in volume; and</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-8" dnum="iii-o:C-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-15" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1011" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(iii)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(C)</amend></display>at a depth that allows the bather to maintain the bather's head above the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-16"/>water while in a seated position; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-9" dnum="c-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-17" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1012" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(c)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(iii)</amend></display>continuously filters and sanitizes the chilled water.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-10" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-18" level="1"><display>(2)</display>The department may not adopt a rule that restricts, limits, or imposes requirements on <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-19"/>the operation of a public cold bath.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="13" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="42">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="43"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-26-26 9:37 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>