SB 446

This bill prohibits any city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) from

enacting or enforcing an ordinance that prohibits, regulates the duration or

frequency of, or unreasonably restricts the rental of a residential dwelling for seven

consecutive days or longer. The bill defines "residential dwelling" as any building or

structure, or part thereof, that is primarily used and occupied for human habitation

or intended to be so used. If any political subdivision has such an ordinance in effect

on the effective date of the bill, the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.

Under current law, as of July 1, 2016, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and

Consumer Protection regulates a variety of types of lodging establishments,

including hotels, bed and breakfast establishments, and tourist rooming houses.

This bill excludes from the definitions of "hotel," "bed and breakfast establishment,"

and "tourist rooming house" a residential dwelling that is rented exclusively for

periods that are seven consecutive days or longer. Thus, the bill provides that a

residential dwelling that is rented exclusively for periods of seven consecutive days

or longer does not qualify as a hotel, a bed and breakfast establishment, or a tourist

rooming house and therefore is not subject to regulations that apply to such lodging

establishments.