HB 635 — An Act amending the act of December 21, 1989 (P.L.672, No.87), known as the Health Club Act, providing for lifeguards.
Congress · introduced 2025-02-20
Latest action: — Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Feb. 20, 2025
Sponsors
- Brian Munroe (D, PA-144) — sponsor · 2025-02-20
- Melissa Cerrato (D, PA-151) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Tim Brennan (D, PA-29) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Robert Freeman (D, PA-136) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Ed Neilson (D, PA-174) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- Nancy Guenst (D, PA-152) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-02-20
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Feb. 20, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 0645 · 2,046 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 645
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 635
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MUNROE, CERRATO, BRENNAN, GIRAL, FREEMAN, HILL-
EVANS, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, NEILSON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ AND GUENST,
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 21, 1989 (P.L.672, No.87), entitled
2 "An act providing for the regulation of health club
3 contracts; and providing for further duties of the Bureau of
4 Consumer Protection, the Attorney General and district
5 attorneys," providing for lifeguards.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of December 21, 1989 (P.L.672, No.87),
9 known as the Health Club Act, is amended by adding a section to
10 read:
11 Section 14.1. Lifeguards.
12 (a) Number of certified lifeguards.--A health club that
13 provides a swimming pool for use by members and guests shall
14 have on duty at least one certified lifeguard for each swimming
15 pool that has a water surface area of 1,500 square feet or
16 larger during hours that the swimming pool is open for general
17 swimming purposes to members or guests of the health club.
18 (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
1 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
2 subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
3 "Certified lifeguard." An individual who has a current
4 certificate in lifeguarding, issued by a lifeguard certifying
5 authority, as recognized by the Department of Health.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Tourism, Recreation And Economic Development Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Munroe (D, state_lower PA-144) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ed Neilson (D, state_lower PA-174) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Melissa Cerrato (D, state_lower PA-151) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Nancy Guenst (D, state_lower PA-152) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Robert Freeman (D, state_lower PA-136) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Tim Brennan (D, state_lower PA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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