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Utah law currently exempts "public cold baths"—cold plunge tubs used by the general public—from any health and safety rules created by the Department of Health and Human Services, but the existing definition only covers tubs holding up to 180 gallons and used by one bather at a time. This bill would expand that definition to also include cold plunge tubs located in shared common areas of apartment buildings, and would raise the allowed water volume to 650 gallons while permitting up to five bathers to use a tub at the same time. As a result, a broader range of cold plunge tubs, including those used by multiple apartment residents in communal spaces, would remain free from state health department oversight, rules, or safety requirements. The bill also adds a formal definition of "common areas" and makes other clarifying and technical changes to the law.