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Health officials warn bill clarifying 'tourist home' could remove licensing protections
Summary
SB 363 would tighten the statute defining 'tourist home' for public-health licensing, but public-health witnesses warned changing 'not occupied' to 'never occupied' could strip many existing homes of licenses and jeopardize basic health protections.
Senate Bill 363 aims to clarify the public-health licensing term "tourist home" by specifying that a tourist home is an entire private home or condominium that is never occupied by an owner or manager and is rented in its entirety to guests. Sponsor Daniel Zolnicoff said the change is meant to remove ambiguity in enforcement and to distinguish tourist homes from owner-occupied or partially rented properties.
Proponents — including property owners and legal advocates — said the clarification would reduce…
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