Bill Text - HB654 (2017)

(Third New Title) establishing a committee to study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals and relative to restrictions on the authority to regulate vacation and short-term rentals under the housing standards law.


Revision: March 30, 2017, 8:21 a.m.

HB 654-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

15Feb2017... 0374h

2017 SESSION

17-0309

10/03

 

HOUSE BILL 654-FN

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Ohm, Hills. 36; Rep. Butler, Carr. 7; Rep. Twombly, Hills. 34; Rep. Seidel, Hills. 28; Rep. Azarian, Rock. 8; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce and Consumer Affairs

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes a committee to study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Feb2017... 0374h 17-0309

10/03

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen

 

AN ACT establishing a committee to study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Committee Established.  There is established a committee to study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals.

2  Membership and Compensation.

I.  The members of the committee shall be as follows:

(a)  Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b)  Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

II.  Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.

3  Duties.  The committee shall study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals, including:

I.  Municipal regulation of vacation rentals or short-term rentals by ordinance, enforcement of housing standards, or adoption of land use regulations.

II.  The enforcement of ordinances and regulations by entry and examination.

III.  The taxation of vacation rentals or short-term rentals under the meals and rooms tax, including collection by room remarketers.

4  Chairperson; Quorum.  The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members.  The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member.  The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.  Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

5  Report.  The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2017.

6  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

 

LBAO

17-0309

Amended 2/15/17

 

HB 654-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2017-0374h)

 

AN ACT (New Title) establishing a committee to study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [    ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [ X ] None

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill as amended establishes a committee to study the regulation and taxation of vacation rentals and short-term rentals.  The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant states this bill has no fiscal impact on state, county and local expenditures or revenue.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

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