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Short-Term Rentals Added to Hotel Room Tax Rules (26-0924)

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An Ordinance amending Title 3 (Revenue and Finance), Chapter 3.12 (Hotel Room Tax) of the El Paso City Code by amending sections 3.12.010, 3.12.030 and 3.12.031 to include short-term rentals (STR) language to allow for the proper collection of hotel occupancy taxes generated by the STRs.

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The ordinance amended the city's Hotel Room Tax chapter to include short-term rentals, so that hotel occupancy taxes generated by those rentals could be properly collected. The ordinance was approved as Ordinance 019907 on September 1, 2026.
2 eventsFirst seen Aug 18, 2026Last activity Sep 1, 2026File #: 26-0924
City Council: Ordinance 019907 — Sep 1, 2026
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Ordinance 019907

An Ordinance amending Title 3 (Revenue and Finance), Chapter 3.12 (Hotel Room Tax) of the El Paso City Code by amending sections 3.12.010, 3.12.030 and 3.12.031 to include short-term rentals (STR) language to allow for the proper collection of hotel occupancy taxes generated by the STRs.

Vote: 0 for, 0 against

adopt ordinance amending Chapter 3.12 (Hotel Room Tax) to include short-term rentals in definition of hotel

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Unanimously carried: 8 to 0 - ADVERTISED for public hearing

An Ordinance amending Title 3 (Revenue and Finance), Chapter 3.12 (Hotel Room Tax) of the El Paso City Code by amending sections 3.12.010, 3.12.030 and 3.12.031 to include short-term rentals (STR) language to allow for the proper collection of hotel occupancy taxes generated by the STRs.

Vote: 8 for, 0 against

introduce and advertise ordinance (Hotel Room Tax applied to short-term rentals) for public hearing on September 1, 2026

Items 19-21 introduced by a single motion and vote.