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Senate committee hears bill to require online booking sites to disclose when they are not the hotel
Summary
Senate Bill 416 (LC590212) would require non-hotel online booking platforms to give a clear, conspicuous disclosure that they are not the hotel before consumers complete transactions; the committee held a hearing with hotel-industry support and a brief victim testimony, and did not take a vote.
Senator Halpern presented Senate Bill 416 (LC590212), a targeted consumer-protection measure that would require online booking platforms that are not the hotel to make a clear and conspicuous disclosure prior to the completion of a reservation so consumers know who they are transacting with.
The sponsor said the bill does not ban third-party marketplaces but seeks transparency so consumers are not misled into paying higher prices, seeing hidden fees, or finding no…
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