General Bill by Garcia
Vacation Rentals: Providing that local laws, ordinances, or regulations requiring vacation rental owners or operators to provide the local government with certain contact information are not prohibited or preempted to the state, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 01/04/23 S Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 5:28 PM
General Bill by Trumbull
Local Ordinances: Authorizing courts to assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages in certain civil actions filed against local governments; requiring a board of county commissioners to prepare or cause to be prepared a business impact estimate before the enactment of a proposed ordinance; requiring a county to suspend enforcement of an ordinance that is the subject of a certain legal action if certain conditions are met; requiring a governing body of a municipality to prepare or cause to be prepared a business impact estimate before the enactment of a proposed ordinance, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2023
Last Event: 01/30/23 S On Committee agenda– Community Affairs, 02/08/23, 9:30 am, 401 Senate Building on Monday, January 30, 2023 1:49 PM
Sponsored by: Sen. Travis Hutson
• Senate Judicial Committee – Voted 7-4 in favor
• Local Administration & Veterans Affairs Subcommittee – Voted 11-4
Sponsored by: Sen. Travis Hutson
• Preempt cities from licensing short-term rentals
• Impose a fine for failure to register a vacation rental
• Limit a municipalities vacation rental registration process
• Maximum fine $50
Impacts on Municipalities
• Inspection costs are higher than $50
• The fees municipalities charge for vacation rentals is not profit, it covers the costs for
enforcement
General Bill by McClain
Land Use and Development Regulations: Revises effect of special magistrate’s recommendation; revises local governmental entity notification requirements; revises types of data that comprehensive plans & plan amendments must be based on; requires local government to submit affidavit for specified purposes; requires that EDR be sole publisher of specified estimates; revises elements that must be included in comprehensive plan; revises frequency at which local government must evaluate its comprehensive plan; prohibits local government from adopting plan amendments when it fails to meet certain requirements; revises exceptions to applicability of land development regulations relating to single-family or two-family dwelling building design elements; requires AG to audit county transportation trust fund.
Effective Date: July 1, 2023
Last Event: Now in Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:38 AM