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Ordinance 72095
Short Term Rentals
Summary
An ordinance requiring all short term rental operators to obtain a short term rental business license; imposing a license fee of three percent of the rent charged for each short term rental, to be paid quarterly; authorizing the License Collector to collect such license fee on behalf of the City of St. Louis and to administer and enforce the license requirement; designating the uses of license fee revenue; directing the Comptroller to establish an account to be known as the Affordable Housing-License Fee Fund; and containing a severability and emergency clause.
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Overview
Co-Sponsors:
Rasheen Aldridge, President Megan E Green
Legislative History
Legislative activities and outcomes for this board bill. Learn more about what these activities mean.
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01/09/2026
First Reading
Bill text was introduced (117.35 KB PDF).
01/09/2026Referred to a Committee
The bill was assigned to the Budget and Public Employees Committee.
02/04/2026Committee Hearing
The bill was passed out of committee with a recommendation of do pass during the Budget and Public Employees Committee hearing.
The bill text was changed:
- Committee Substitute (316.55 KB PDF)
02/06/2026Second Reading
02/13/2026Perfection
The bill was passed.
02/20/2026Engrossment
The bill was engrossed during the Engrossment, Rules, Resolutions and Credentials Committee.
02/20/2026Third Reading
The bill was passed.
02/20/2026Delivered to Mayor
02/23/2026Mayor Returns Bill
The bill was approved.
02/23/2026Delivered to Register
02/25/2026Register Returns Notice with Ordinance Number
Register returns ordinance number 72095. Effective date is 03/23/2026
Topics
- Employees (Civil Service)
- Business Assistance, Incentives, and Promotion (Special Business District)
- Business Taxation
- Construction, Maintenance, and Improvements (Public Works)
- Home Ownership
- Home Repairs and Renovation
- Local Government Services
- Neighborhood Associations
- Neighborhood Programs and Events
- Neighborhoods
- Small Business
- Taxation and Revenue
- Wards and Neighborhoods
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