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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5416
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1988
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
Introduced by:
REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist.
REP. KAVROS DEGRAW, 17th Dist.
REP. ROCHELLE, 104th Dist.
REP. FAZZINO, 83rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION AND TAXATION OF
SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES AND THE DEDICATION OF A
PORTION OF THE ROOM OCCUPANCY TAX FROM SUCH RENTALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) establish a state-wide 1
short-term rentals registry and registration fee, (2) specify safety 2
standards for such rentals and liability insurance requirements for the 3
owners of such rentals, (3) dedicate fifty per cent of the room occupancy 4
tax received by the state from such rentals to municipalities and twenty-5
five per cent of such revenue to the Tourism Fund, and (4) authorize 6
municipalities to impose a supplemental room occupancy tax. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) establish a state-wide short-term rentals registry and registration
fee, (2) specify safety standards for such rentals and liability insurance
requirements for the owners of such rentals, (3) dedicate fifty per cent
of the room occupancy tax received by the state from such rentals to Proposed Bill No. 5416
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municipalities and twenty-five per cent of such revenue to the Tourism
Fund, and (4) authorize municipalities to impose a supplemental room
occupancy tax.