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Committee hears bill to require hotels and short-term rentals to include mandatory fees in advertised price
Summary
A substitute of House Bill 1080 would align state law with a new Federal Trade Commission rule by requiring lodging providers to include mandatory fees in advertised prices and allow civil enforcement with penalties up to $10,000 per violation.
Clint McCarthy, staff to the Senate Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade Committee, briefed substitute House Bill 1080 to committee members on March 13. The bill would require hotels and short-term rental providers to disclose all mandatory fees in advertised or displayed rates, conforming state law to a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) trade regulation rule on unfair and deceptive fees effective May 12, 2025.
The bill directs that advertised prices must include all fees and charges except taxes and fees imposed by governments or government-created…
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