Legislation - HB0993

Prohibiting the governing body of a county or municipality from enacting a local law or ordinance prohibiting the offering of certain residential property as a short-term rental by an operator solely because the operator is a lessee or sublessee of the property; authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to enact a local law or ordinance prohibiting the operator of a short-term rental who is a lessee or sublessee of the property from operating more than one short-term rental within the county or municipality; etc.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0666

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0705 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Real Property - Short-Term Rentals Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 3/16/2026 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate Hutchinson) Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Floor Amendment {823227/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Hutchinson) Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Floor Amendment {823227/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Withdrawn Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Floor Amendment {653721/1 (Delegate Amprey) Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/04/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Real Property - Short-Term Rentals Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (102-31) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 42AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Real Property - Short-Term Rentals
House	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2026	3/16/2026	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/17/2026	3/03/2026	Favorable Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2026	3/03/2026	Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate Hutchinson) Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2026	3/04/2026	Floor Amendment {823227/1 (Delegate Hutchinson)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2026	3/04/2026	Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Hutchinson) Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2026	3/04/2026	Floor Amendment {823227/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Withdrawn	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2026	3/04/2026	Floor Amendment {653721/1 (Delegate Amprey) Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2026	3/04/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Real Property - Short-Term Rentals
House	3/18/2026	3/05/2026	Third Reading Passed (102-31)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Referred Judicial Proceedings	42AClick to view Recorded Media

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