California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 593 — Residential units for tourist or transient use: transient residential hosting platforms.

Last action — Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The California Constitution authorizes a county or city to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws. Existing law also authorizes a city, county, or city and county to impose a transient occupancy tax upon occupancies of lodgings of no more than 30 days. This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to adopt an ordinance that would require a transient residential hosting platform, as defined, to report specified information quarterly to the city, county, or city and county, and to establish, by ordinance, a fine or penalty on a transient residential hosting platform for failure to provide the report. The bill would make the information in the report confidential and require that it not be disclosed. The bill would authorize the city, county, or city and county receiving the report to use the report solely for transient occupancy tax and zoning administration. The bill would also authorize a city, county, or city and county to require a transient residential hosting platform to collect and remit applicable transient occupancy tax. The bill, where a specified ordinance has been adopted, would prohibit a transient residential hosting platform from facilitating occupancy of a residential unit offered for tourist or transient use in violation of any ordinance, regulation, or law of the city, county, or city and county, and would authorize a city, county, or city and county, by ordinance, to establish a civil fine or penalty on an operator of a transient residential hosting platform for a knowing violation of this provision. This bill would also require the operator of a transient residential hosting platform to disclose specified information regarding insurance coverage in the transient residential hosting platform agreement with an offeror of a residential unit. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on file pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

  2. Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator McGuire.

  3. Read third time and amended.

  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  5. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 982.) (May 13).

  6. Set for hearing May 13.

  7. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  8. May 6 hearing postponed by committee.

  9. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  10. Set for hearing May 6.

  11. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on RLS. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 732.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  13. Set for hearing April 21.

  14. (Corrected April 10).

  15. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

  16. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

  17. Read first time.

  18. From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 1.

  19. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Leno

Not signed on (120)

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Votes

Do pass

Passed 4 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4101
Democratic 0100
Total 4201
% of votes cast 57%29%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Beall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 593 do?
The California Constitution authorizes a county or city to make and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general laws. Existing law also authorizes a city, county, or city and county to impose a transient occupancy tax upon occupancies of lodgings of no more than 30 days. This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to adopt an ordinance that would require a transient residential hosting platform, as defined, to report specified information quarterly to the city, county, or city and county, and to establish, by ordinance, a fine or penalty on a transient residential hosting platform for failure to provide the report. The bill would make the information in the report confidential and require that it not be disclosed. The bill would authorize the city, county, or city and county receiving the report to use the report solely for transient occupancy tax and zoning administration. The bill would also authorize a city, county, or city and county to require a transient residential hosting platform to collect and remit applicable transient occupancy tax. The bill, where a specified ordinance has been adopted, would prohibit a transient residential hosting platform from facilitating occupancy of a residential unit offered for tourist or transient use in violation of any ordinance, regulation, or law of the city, county, or city and county, and would authorize a city, county, or city and county, by ordinance, to establish a civil fine or penalty on an operator of a transient residential hosting platform for a knowing violation of this provision. This bill would also require the operator of a transient residential hosting platform to disclose specified information regarding insurance coverage in the transient residential hosting platform agreement with an offeror of a residential unit. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Who sponsors SB 593?
SB 593 is sponsored by Leno and McGuire, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 593?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 593?
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