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HB 87

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Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes

Sponsor: Linda Foley (District 15)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including 'short-term rental platform' and 'short-term rental unit' in the definition of 'hotel' for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDay, JakeDepartment of Housing and Community DevelopmentWritten (PDF)
FAVRohrer, AmylobbyistMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVThupari, Angelica BaileyMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Foley, Delegate FoleylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFoley, LindaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFGregory, JamielobbyistLine Honors Strategy Group LLCOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMay, LisalobbyistMaryland REALTORSOral + Written (PDF)
UNFKilberg, CameronSwimplyOral
UNFBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualOral
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
INFODudzic, MatthewOffice of the ComptrollerWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association
FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFGregory, JamieLine Honors Strategy Group LLCRegistered for: Airbnb, Inc.; Consumer Action for a Strong Economy; First American Title Insurance Company; Omega Flex, Inc; Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield; Leda Health
UNFMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors
UNFBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine