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Delegation holds bill banning hourly room rentals for further consultation with county and neighboring delegation
Summary
The Howard County delegation held HOCO 16-25, a bill that would bar lodging establishments from offering rooms for less than a full one-night rate (defined in the amended draft as at least 12 consecutive hours), pending consultation with county staff and neighboring delegates.
The Howard County delegation deferred action on HOCO 16-25, a bill (as amended) that would prohibit lodging establishments from offering rooms for less than a full one-night rate.
As amended by the senate delegation, the bill defines a “full one-night rate” as the minimum fee charged for the use of a room for no less than 12 consecutive hours. The original draft set the threshold at 10 consecutive hours; the amended language in the agenda materials and the version shared in the meeting defines the period as 12 hours (a “full…
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