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Senate hears SB 346 to expand local authority over short‑term rental platforms
Summary
SB 346, the Short Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025, was presented with assembly amendments that broaden the definition of short‑term rental to explicitly include campsites, narrow the information local agencies may require from platforms, and limit audit authority to jurisdictions where the platforms are tax‑responsible. The bill w
Senators took up SB 346 on Sept. 2, 2025. The bill, presented by Senator Durazo, would enact the Short Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025 and permit local agencies to adopt ordinances requiring short‑term rental facilitators to provide specified information about listings operating on their platforms.
Senator Durazo said assembly amendments explicitly include campsites in the definition of short‑term rentals, limit both the frequency and scope of information local agencies can request, and restrict audit authority to jurisdictions where the platform is tax‑responsible. The bill is sponsored by the California League of Cities and the Association of County Treasurers and Tax Collectors, Durazo noted, and the amendments reduced opposition by narrowing the authority granted to local agencies.
Supporters said the measure preserves local governments’ ability to enforce taxes and safety rules while protecting hosts’ privacy and limiting burdens on platforms. The assembly amendments, per Durazo, limit the data platforms must provide and the frequency of reporting, and explicitly include campsites in the statutory definition so local ordinances can apply consistently across types of short‑term lodging.
The transcript records the bill being presented and the roll called; an explicit final vote tally was not posted in the excerpt provided. The transcript does record broad bipartisan floor consideration and a subsequent move to the next item.
