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S11622025 Regular Session

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the authority of local governments to regulate short-term rentals and vacation rentals.

SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND VACATION RENTALS -- Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the authority of local governments to regulate short-term rentals and vacation rentals.

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This legislation clarifies existing Idaho law protecting the private property rights of Idaho homeowners by ensuring the right to rent their property is maintained. This legislation protects property owners by allowing local governments to regulate short-term rentals only in cases where it is in the interest of public health and safety. In addition, the legislation calls for safety disclosures by property owners and allows for local jurisdictions to license short-term rentals.

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Currently, short-term rental marketplaces in Idaho collect and remit the Idaho sales tax, the Idaho “bed tax,” and any taxes applied by a resort city or auditorium district. It is difficult to know the full extent of the fiscal impact of this legislation, however, clarifying existing law will produce more revenue for the taxes already being collected and remitted by the short-term rental marketplaces.

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