HB2049ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Kevin Joyce

Filed: 4/5/2005

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2049

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2049 by replacing the title with the following:

"AN ACT concerning business."; and

by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hotel Bed Covering Posting Act.

Section 5. Hotel. "Hotel" means any building or buildings maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to be a place where lodging is offered for consideration to travelers and guests. "Hotel" includes inns, motels, tourist homes or courts, and lodging homes.

Section 10. Hotel bed covering posting. The operator of a hotel shall post or cause to be posted in each guest room of the hotel that he or she operates a sign indicating the date and time any bed covering in the guest room is changed. The sign shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the guest room. "Bed covering" includes quilts, blankets, sheets, and comforters.

Section 15. Penalty. Any hotel operator who violates this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense, punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 for each day of violation.".