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HI HCR135

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Lopresti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Request that the Department of Taxation and counties issue written proof of compliance to short-term rental operators who comply with state and county transient accommodations laws.

  • Aim to facilitate fuller compliance by short-term rental operators and online platforms by providing official documentation of regulatory compliance.

  • Address concerns that online short-term rental platforms currently verify compliance through only a checkbox on registration forms, which allows operators to easily misrepresent their legal status.

  • Direct that certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Director of Taxation and finance directors of Hawaii County, Honolulu, Maui County, and Kauai County.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Taxation And The Counties To Issue To Each Compliant Short-term Rental Operator In The State, Written Proof Of Compliance With State And County Transient Accommodations Laws To Facilitate Full Compliance With Those Laws By Short-term Rental Operators And Platforms.

Online transient accommodations platforms

Last Action

Referred to TOU, FIN, referral sheet 30

3/14/2017

Committee Referrals

Tourism3/14/2017

Full Bill Text

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