The Garden State may join those that require licensing to build and service pools.
Assembly Bill 3772 proposes that the state require licenses to build or service pools and spas, and that these be renewed every three years. The legislation passed the state assembly and senate, and has been reconciled between the two houses. New Jersey has a two-year legislative session, and its law states that, if Governor Phil Murphy does not act on the bill within 45 days of it reaching his desk, it automatically becomes law.
This is the state industry’s third attempt at passing such a law. TheNortheast Spa and Pool Association has worked for several years to institute licensing laws in the states within its territories. So far, Connecticut and parts of New York have done so.
“You can’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched, but we’re cautiously optimistic,” said Dominick Mondi, executive director of the Northeast Spa and Pool Association.
