online lodging marketplaces

HB2567 - online lodging marketplaces

Housing Taxes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Patty Contreras, Junelle Cavero, Quantá Crews, Sarah Liguori, Stephanie Simacek, Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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HB2567: Rules for Online Lodging Marketplaces

This law stops online lodging platforms from listing properties that do not follow state, county, or local laws and sets a $250 fine for each violation.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits online marketplaces from showing or renting out properties in Arizona if the property or operator is not following all applicable state, county, and local rules at the time of rental.
Sets a civil penalty of $250 for each time an online marketplace breaks this rule.
Counts every day a violation continues as a separate offense with its own fine.
Allows cities, towns, and counties to check if marketplaces are following the law.
Requires local governments to collect fines and report the number of violations and total penalty amounts to the Department of Revenue.

Who It Names or Affects

Online lodging marketplaces operating in Arizona
Cities, towns, and county officials who enforce the rules
The Arizona Department of Revenue which receives violation reports

Terms To Know

Online lodging marketplace: A website or app that lists rooms for rent to travelers.
Civil penalty: A fine paid by a person or business when they break the law, not a criminal punishment.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not list specific state laws that properties must follow.
No effective date is listed in this document.

Bill History

2026-01-21 House
House second read
2026-01-20 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-20 House
House Commerce: None
2026-01-20 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2567 - online lodging marketplaces

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HB2567 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
online lodging marketplaces

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2567

Introduced by

Representatives
Contreras P: Cavero, Crews, Liguori, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton

AN
ACT

amending title 44, chapter 38, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 44-7952; relating to online
lodging marketplaces.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Heading change

The chapter heading of title 44,
chapter 38, Arizona Revised Statutes, is changed from "BUSINESSES EXEMPT
FROM MASK MANDATE" to "BUSINESSES GENERALLY".

Sec. 2. Title 44, chapter 38, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 44-7952, to read:

START_STATUTE
44-7952.

Online lodging marketplaces; compliance; civil penalty;
definitions

A. An online lodging marketplace may
not display or offer for rent a property or transact business for a property or
online lodging operator in this state if the property or online lodging
operator is not in compliance with all applicable state, county and local laws
at the time of the rental or occupancy.� A person that violates this section is
subject to a civil penalty of $250 for each violation.� Each day that a
violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.

B. Cities, towns and counties may
verify and enforce an online lodging marketplace's compliance with this
section, collect penalties and report to the department of revenue the number
of violations and the total amount of penalties collected.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Online lodging
marketplace" has the same meaning prescribed in section 42-5076.

2. "Online lodging
operator" has the same meaning prescribed in section 42-5076.
END_STATUTE