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Committee backs bill letting license collector collect Prop S short‑term rental fee
Summary
The St. Louis City Budget & Public Employees Committee voted Feb. 4 to report Board Bill 1-26 out of committee with a do-pass recommendation. The bill enables the city license collector to collect a short‑term rental fee approved by voters as Proposition S in 2024 and directs a portion of revenue to affordable housing programs.
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis City Budget & Public Employees Committee voted Feb. 4 to report Board Bill 1-26 (committee substitute) out of committee with a do-pass recommendation, clearing a procedural step toward full council consideration.
Alderman Brenton Orion, sponsor of the bill, told committee members the measure’s sole purpose is to enable the city’s license collector to collect the fee voters approved on the 2024 ballot as Proposition S. "The one thing that this bill does is enable the license collector to collect the fee passed by the voters in 2024," Orion said during his presentation.
The bill does not change…
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