Bill Text: CA SB683 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Hotels and short-term rentals: advertised rates: mandatory fees.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-08-30 - Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Grayson. [SB683 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB683-Amended.html
Amended
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Assembly
September 07, 2023 |
Amended
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Assembly
June 28, 2023 |
Amended
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Senate
April 13, 2023 |
Amended
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Senate
March 30, 2023 |
Introduced by Senator Glazer (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Berman) (Coauthors: Senators Allen, Newman, Wiener, and Wilk) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Friedman, Gipson, Lee, and McCarty) |
February 16, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17568.51 is added to the Business and Professions Code, immediately following Section 17568.5, to read:17568.51.
(a) For purposes of this section:(2)Clearly and conspicuously disclose in the advertised hotel room rate or short-term rental rate and the total price displayed at the time of booking the amount of any payment surcharge that will be applied.
(c)A hotel or short-term rental shall clearly and conspicuously disclose on its internet website a list of all mandatory fees and
any payment surcharges imposed on consumers.
(d)(1)
(2)
(3)Each day that a defendant remains in violation of this section shall constitute a single violation.
(e)A violation of this section constitutes a false or misleading statement under Section 17500 and may be enforced under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) of Part 2 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 17500).
(f)
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.