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AZ HB2198

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Matt Gress

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Changes the article heading from "Rate Signs of Hotels and Motor Courts" to "Short-Term Lodging Rate Advertisements"

  • Expands the definition of "short-term lodging" to include vacation rentals and short-term rentals rented through online lodging marketplaces, in addition to traditional hotels and motels

  • Requires short-term lodging providers, websites, online marketplaces, and applications to advertise room rates that include all fees and charges (except taxes and government-imposed fees) before customers reserve, and to display all taxes and government fees in the total price

  • Creates a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation for persons who knowingly or should have known they advertised room rates in violation of the requirements

  • Limits criminal violations under this article to sections 44-1503, 44-1504, and 44-1505, reducing the scope of misdemeanor charges from any provision in the article

Legislative Description

Short-term lodging rates; advertisements

Trade And Commerce - Title 44

Last Action

House read second time

2/6/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules2/5/2024
Regulatory Affairs2/5/2024

Full Bill Text

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