,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #igjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,h>%b>g] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide        
transp>5cy 9 %ort-t]m r5tal li/+s1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,safety ,en=cem5t =    
,*ildr5 & ,us]s ?r\gh ,r5tal ,evaluation
 & ,disclosure ,act ( #bjbf or !        
,,secur$ ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,requirem5ts
 reg>d+ regi/]$ *ild sex (f5d]s &       
%ort-t]m r5tals  7a7 ,requirem5ts  7#a7 
,cov]$ plat=ms ,a provid] ( a cov]$     
plat=m--  7,a7 prior to publi%+ a li/+  
by a prop]ty own] = a %ort-t]m r5tal on 
! cov]$ plat=m1 %all implem5t reasonable
 proc$ures to reque/ t ! prop]ty own]   
disclose :e!r ! prop]ty own] is a       
regi/]$ *ild sex (f5d]2 &  7,b7 if a    
prop]ty own] discloses "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 t ! prop]ty own] is a regi/]$ *ild 
sex (f5d]1 %all include a cle> &        
conspicu\s public disclosure ) respect  

to any su* li/+ by ! prop]ty own]       
publi%$ on ! cov]$ plat=m to a          
prospective gue/ prior to ! po9t ( sale 
t %all include a l9k to a public sex    
(f5d] regi/ry :]e su* disclosure may be 
indep5d5tly v]ifi$4  7#b7 ,prop]ty own]s
 ,a prop]ty own] :o is a regi/]$ *ild   
sex (f5d]-- 7,a7 %all respond to a      
reque/ made by a provid] ( a cov]$      
plat=m "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a72 &  7,b7   
may n provide mat]ially false in=mation 
) respect to any su* reque/4  7b7       
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,en=cem5t by ,commission
  7,a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or     
practices ,a violation ( subsection 7a7 
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a        
regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7,b7 ,p[]s ( ,commission ,! ,commission 
%all en=ce subsection 7a7 9 ! same      
mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same      
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 

,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is ,act1 & any p]son :o violates 
su* subsection %all be subject to !     
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    
immunities provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade    
,commission ,act4  7#b7 ,actions by     
,/ates  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i* 
! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate1 or an       
(ficial or ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 has reason  
to believe t an int]e/ ( ! resid5ts (   
su* ,/ate has be5 or is ?reat5$ or      
adv]sely affect$ by an act or practice 9
 violation ( subsection 7a71 ! ,/ate1 z 
p>5s patriae1 may br+ a civil action on 
behalf ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 9 an      
appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to--  7i7 enjo9 su* act or       
practice2  7ii7 en=ce compliance ) su*  
subsection2  7iii7 obta9 damages1       
re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation on behalf
 ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate2 or  7iv7 obta9   
su* o!r legal & equitable relief z !    
c\rt may consid] to be appropriate4     
7,b7 ,notice ,be=e fil+ an action "u ?is

 p>agraph1 ! attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or
 ag5cy ( ! ,/ate involv$ %all provide to
 ! ,commission a writt5 notice ( su*    
action & a copy ( ! compla9t = su*      
action4 ,if ! attorney g5]al1 (ficial1  
or ag5cy det]m9es t x is n feasible to  
provide ! notice describ$ 9 ?is         
subp>agraph be=e ! fil+ ( ! action1 !   
attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy %all  
provide writt5 notice ( ! action & a    
copy ( ! compla9t to ! ,commission      
imm$iately ^u ! fil+ ( ! action4  7,c7  
,au?ority ( ,commission  7i7 ,9 g5]al   
,on receiv+ notice "u subp>agraph 7,b7 (
 an action "u ?is p>agraph1 !           
,commission %all h ! "r--  7,i7 to      
int]v5e 9 ! action2  7,,ii7 ^u s        
int]v5+1 to be he>d on all matt]s aris+ 
!re92 &  7,,iii7 to file petitions =    
appeal4  7ii7 ,limitation on ,/ate      
action :ile ,f$]al action is p5d+ ,if ! 
,commission or ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates has in/itut$ a civil      
action = violation ( subsection 7a7     
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is clause z ! ,f$]al      

action71 no ,/ate attorney g5]al1       
(ficial1 or ag5cy may br+ an action "u  
?is p>agraph dur+ ! p5d5cy ( ! ,f$]al   
action aga9/ any def5dant nam$ 9 !      
compla9t 9 ! ,f$]al action = any        
violation ( su* subsection alleg$ 9 su* 
compla9t4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m        
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission4  7#b7 ,cov]$ plat=m ,! t]m 
cov]$ plat=m means a digital plat=m1    
website1 application1 or o!r simil>     
s]vice t facilitates %ort-t]m r5tals4   
7#c7 ,prop]ty own] ,! t]m prop]ty own]  
means an individual :o holds legal title
 to1 or has ! "r to (f] = r5t1 a        
%ort-t]m r5tal li/$ on a cov]$ plat=m1  
:e!r li/$ directly or ?r\gh an ag5t ( ! 
individual4  7#d7  ,public sex (f5d]    
regi/ry  ,! t]m public sex (f5d] regi/ry
 means a gov]nm5t-ma9ta9$1 publicly     
accessible database ( regi/]$ sex       
(f5d]s1 includ+ ! ,national ,sex ,(f5d] 
,public website & any o!r simil> regi/ry
 ma9ta9$ by a ,/ate4  7#e7 ,regi/]$ *ild

 sex (f5d] ,! t]m regi/]$ *ild sex (f5d]
 means an individual :o is requir$ by   
law to regi/] z a sex (f5d] on a public 
sex (f5d] regi/ry if su* regi/ration is 
bas$ on1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 a conviction = 
a sexual (f5se t ! individual committ$  
aga9/ ano!r individual :o 0 "u ! age (  
#ah ye>s old at ! "t ( su* (f5se4  7#f7 
,%ort-t]m r5tal ,! t]m %ort-t]m r5tal   
means any dwell+ unit1 resid5ce1 or o!r 
real prop]ty t a gue/ or lessee may     
occupy 9 ex*ange = monet>y comp5sation =
 a p]iod ( few] ?an #i consecutive mon?s
 = ea* su* gue/ or lessee4  7d7         
,effective date ,?is section %all take  
effect on ! date t is #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4