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Ohio bill would make platforms collect lodging tax, bar blanket bans on home sharing
Summary
Representative Pazuli told the House Development Committee that House Bill 109 would require platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo to collect and remit local lodging taxes, protect property owners from blanket municipal bans, and direct licensing and fees to support local enforcement.
Representative Pazuli presented House Bill 109 to the Ohio House Development Committee on 2025-12-05, saying the bill would require home‑sharing platforms to collect and remit local lodging tax and would prevent blanket municipal bans while preserving local authority to enforce safety, nuisance and tax rules.
Pazuli framed the bill as especially important to rural districts that lack hotel capacity: "We have way more active home sharing units than hotel beds now," she said, and…
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