HCR 2006 Summary

• Repeals sections 9-500.39 and 11-269.17 of Arizona Revised Statutes relating to short-term and vacation rental regulations.

• Adds vacation rental and short-term rental regulations to the definition of land use laws exempt from requiring just compensation under Section 12-1134 (property rights diminution statute).

• Modifies Section 42-1125.02 to simplify civil penalties for online lodging operators who fail to comply with licensing requirements, removing tiered penalty structure based on verified violations.

• Expands definition of "online lodging operator" in Sections 42-1125.02 and 42-5042 to include owners of vacation rentals and short-term rentals not offered through online marketplaces.

• Allows counties, cities, and towns to share limited transaction privilege tax information about vacation rental and short-term rental owners with other local officials for enforcement purposes, subject to confidentiality protections.