AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FEE ON SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES.

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the bill passed both chambers but does not specify if it has been signed into law or when it will take effect.

Fee for Short-Term Rental Properties

This bill creates a new charge on short-term rental properties and sends the money collected to local towns based on how much each receives.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a fee on short-term rental properties.
• Collects revenue from these fees.
• Sends the collected money to municipalities in proportion to what they receive.

Who It Names or Affects

• Owners of short-term rental properties
• Municipalities that receive a share of the fee

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not state how much the fee will be.
• The exact method for calculating each municipality's share is not detailed in this summary.
• No effective date is listed in the provided information.

Official Summary Text

To establish a fee on short-term rental properties and distribute the revenue generated from the fee proportionally to municipalities.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 724 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5234
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 724

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
REP. ROCHELLE, 104th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FEE ON SHORT-TERM RENTAL
PROPERTIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish a fee on short-term 1
rental properties and distribute the revenue generated from the fee 2
proportionally to municipalities. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a fee on short -term rental properties and distribute the
revenue generated from the fee proportionally to municipalities.