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HB 7238 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRY.

HB 7238 establishes a working group to study whether Connecticut should create a state registry for short-term rental properties (like Airbnb or Vrbo listings). The group will examine key details such as what data owners must provide, potential fees or penalties, public access rules, safety standards, and whether municipalities could impose local taxes. It directly affects short-term rental hosts, local governments, and state agencies, but does not create a registry itself. The group must submit a report by January 1, 2026, after which the legislature may decide whether to move forward with a registry. This is a study-only bill with no immediate regulatory changes or costs.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Last action May 8, 2025
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Raised Bill → FIN Joint Favorable Substitute · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was significantly scaled back from a law that would immediately require short-term rental registration and allow cities to collect a 2.75% tax, to a study bill that only creates a working group to research how to implement such a system. This change delays all registration requirements and tax collection until after the study is complete, and removes the immediate ability for municipalities to impose the supplemental tax.
Scope change
The bill changed from an operational law establishing immediate registration and tax collection requirements to a study bill that only authorizes a working group to examine the feasibility of such measures.
REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement for short-term rental operators and owners to register with the Department of Revenue Services and pay a $100 registration fee.

FISCAL

Removed the authority for municipalities to collect a 2.75% supplemental tax on short-term rentals.

SCOPE

Added a working group to study the establishment of a state short-term rental registry, including what information to collect, fees, enforcement, and whether municipalities should be allowed to tax these rentals.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from October 1, 2026 for registration and January 1, 2026 for taxes to 'from passage' for the study group, with no implementation dates.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed the $1,000 civil penalty for failing to register a short-term rental property.

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9
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Committee
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Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding
lower
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