SB 1609 Summary

• Repeals sections 9-500.39 and 11-269.17 (Arizona Revised Statutes) that governed county and city enforcement of online lodging regulations.

• Repeals section 42-5076 defining "online lodging marketplace" and section 42-5042, eliminating the specific statutory framework for online lodging operators and marketplaces.

• Repeals sections 42-6009 and 42-6013 that imposed transaction privilege tax obligations on online lodging marketplaces and operators.

• Modifies tax treatment by removing references to online lodging marketplaces from transient lodging classifications (section 42-5070) and property tax classifications (sections 42-12003 and 42-12004).

• Eliminates confidentiality protections for online lodging marketplace information previously provided to the department of revenue (section 42-2003).