HB600
Short-term rental properties; rental operator to complete human trafficking awareness training.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Jan. 26, 2026
House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Chief Patron:
Shelly Simonds (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Short-term rental properties; human trafficking awareness training.
Requires every short-term rental operator, defined in the bill, and its employees to complete an approved training course on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking, as provided or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill requires that any short-term rental registry ordinance adopted by a ... (More) locality pursuant to relevant law shall include that the training on recognizing and reporting instances of suspected human trafficking required by the bill be completed as part of the registration process. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. The bill contains technical amendments. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105276D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB600)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
