An act to amend Section 50990 of the Government Code, relating to local government.
Summary
AB 2364 makes a narrow, nonsubstantive change to Section 50990 of the Government Code, which is part of the Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025. The bill revises the statutory language that names the chapter, changing the phrasing to state that the chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025. It does not add new regulatory requirements, alter enforcement provisions, or change the substantive duties imposed on short-term rental facilitators under existing law.
The bill also retains the existing rule that the chapter applies only when a local agency adopts an ordinance making the chapter applicable within its jurisdiction. In practical terms, AB 2364 appears to be a technical cleanup measure focused on clarifying or correcting statutory wording rather than changing policy. Because the bill is limited to a naming provision, its legal effect on local governments, short-term rental platforms, hosts, and facilitators is minimal.
Impact
AB 2364 would amend Government Code Section 50990, but only in a technical way, leaving the underlying Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025 intact. The bill does not expand or reduce the scope of local authority, does not change the conditions under which the chapter applies, and does not impose new compliance obligations on short-term rental facilitators or local agencies. Its impact on state law is therefore limited to statutory wording and citation language.
Sentiment
There is no recorded committee testimony or vote history in the provided materials, and the bill’s text suggests a routine, low-conflict technical amendment. The absence of fiscal effects, committee controversy, or substantive policy changes indicates the measure is likely viewed as administrative housekeeping rather than a contested housing or tourism policy bill. Overall sentiment appears neutral and procedural.
Contention
No specific points of contention are identified in the available record. Because AB 2364 only makes nonsubstantive edits to the name of an existing act and preserves the local-option structure of the law, there is little apparent basis for disagreement. If any concern were to arise, it would likely be limited to the broader policy framework governing short-term rentals and local regulation, but those issues are not directly changed by this bill.
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