Board Bill Number 126 In Session 2025-2026

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

Session: 2025-2026

Introduced: 01/09/2026

Primary Sponsors: Bret Narayan

Latest Activity: Register Returns Notice with Ordinance Number

Ordinance: 72095 effective 02/23/2026

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.

  • 01/09/2026

    First Reading

    Bill text was introduced

  • 01/09/2026

    Referred to a Committee

    The bill was assigned to the Budget and Public Employees Committee.

  • 02/04/2026

    Committee 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:

  • 02/06/2026

    Second Reading

  • 02/13/2026

    Perfection

    The bill was passed.

  • 02/20/2026

    Engrossment

    The bill was engrossed during the Engrossment, Rules, Resolutions and Credentials Committee.

  • 02/20/2026

    Third Reading

    The bill was passed.

  • 02/20/2026

    Delivered to Mayor

  • 02/23/2026

    Mayor Returns Bill

    The bill was approved.

  • 02/23/2026

    Delivered to Register

  • 02/25/2026

    Register Returns Notice with Ordinance Number

    Register returns ordinance number 72095. Effective date is 02/23/2026

Votes

02/20/2026 Vote Results

Aye Votes 15
No Votes 0
Final Passage Vote

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Ordinance

Ordinance Number: 72095

Effective Date: 02/23/2026

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