This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 4:18 PM by ryoung.
This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 8:58 AM by lpoole.
This document includes Senate 2nd and 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 11:03 AM by lpoole.
Representative John Knotwell proposes the following substitute bill:


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SHORT-TERM RENTAL AMENDMENTS

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: John Knotwell

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Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill prevents a political subdivision from prohibiting the use of a short-term rental
10     website.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     defines terms; and
14          ▸     prevents a political subdivision from prohibiting an individual from listing or
15     offering a short-term rental on a short-term rental website.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
19          None
20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     ENACTS:
22          10-8-85.4, Utah Code Annotated 1953
23          17-50-338, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26          Section 1. Section 10-8-85.4 is enacted to read:
27          10-8-85.4. Ordinances regarding short-term rentals -- Prohibition on ordinances
28     restricting speech on short-term rental websites.
29          (1) As used in this section:
30          (a) "Residential unit" means a residential structure or any portion of a residential
31     structure that is occupied as a residence.
32          (b) "Short-term rental" means a residential unit or any portion of a residential unit that
33     the owner of record or the lessee of the residential unit offers for occupancy for fewer than 30
34     consecutive days.
35          (c) "Short-term rental website" means a website that:
36          (i) allows a person to offer a short-term rental to one or more prospective renters; and
37          (ii) facilitates the renting of, and payment for, a short-term rental.
38          (2) Notwithstanding Section 10-9a-501 or Subsection 10-9a-503(1), a legislative body
39     may not:
40          (a) enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits an individual from listing or offering a
41     short-term rental on a short-term rental website; or
42          (b) Ĥ→ [using] use ←Ĥ an ordinance that prohibits the act of renting a short-term rental
42a     Ĥ→ [,] to ←Ĥ fine, charge,
43     prosecute, or otherwise punish an individual solely for the act of listing Ŝ→ Ŝ→ [[] ←Ŝ or Ŝ→ [] ,]
43a1     ←Ŝ ←Ŝ offering
43a     Ŝ→ Ŝ→ [, or agreeing to rent] ←Ŝ ←Ŝ a short-term
44     rental on a short-term rental website.
45          Section 2. Section 17-50-338 is enacted to read:
46          17-50-338. Ordinances regarding short-term rentals -- Prohibition on ordinances
47     restricting speech on short-term rental websites.
48          (1) As used in this section:
49          (a) "Residential unit" means a residential structure or any portion of a residential
50     structure that is occupied as a residence.
51          (b) "Short-term rental" means a residential unit or any portion of a residential unit that
52     the owner of record or the lessee of the residential unit offers for occupancy for fewer than 30
53     consecutive days.
54          (c) "Short-term rental website" means a website that:
55          (i) allows a person to offer a short-term rental to one or more prospective renters; and
56          (ii) facilitates the renting of, and payment for, a short-term rental.
57          (2) Notwithstanding Section 17-27a-501 or Subsection 17-27a-503(1), a legislative
58     body may not:
59          (a) enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits an individual from listing or offering a
60     short-term rental on a short-term rental website; or
61          (b) Ĥ→ [using] use ←Ĥ an ordinance that prohibits the act of renting a short-term rental
61a     Ĥ→ [,] to ←Ĥ fine, charge,
62     prosecute, or otherwise punish an individual solely for the act of listing Ŝ→ Ŝ→ [[] ←Ŝ or Ŝ→ [] ,]
62a1     ←Ŝ ←Ŝ offering
62a     Ŝ→ Ŝ→ [, or agreeing to rent] ←Ŝ ←Ŝ a short-term
63     rental on a short-term rental website.