AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Requires third-party hosting platform to register short-term rental units for rent with dept. Of regulation or cannot conduct business in the state and imposes fines for listing unregistered units. DBR to create database for registered short term rentals.)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Vetoed
Jul 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Vetoed Jul 8, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021
How they voted
29–7
Passed
Total votes 36
Jun 22, 2021
D
Democratic31
87% Yea
R
Republican5
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 8, 2021
Vetoed
07/08/2021 Vetoed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence
upper
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed Sub B
lower
Jun 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
Jun 24, 2021
Committee
06/24/2021 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/22/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 11, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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