Short-Term Rental Hotel Tax

At a glance

• What: Ordinance 019907 extends the City's hotel occupancy tax to short-term rentals by adding short-term rental, operator and platform definitions and requiring collection and remittance.
• Where it stands: Adopted 7-0 on September 1, 2026 on second reading.
• Next: Implementation by the Comptroller's office; no date in the records read.

Ordinance 019907

• Amends Title 3, Chapter 3.12 (Hotel Room Tax): Section 3.12.010 to include short-term rentals in the definition of "hotel" and define "short-term rental," "short-term rental operator" and "short-term rental platform"; Section 3.12.030 to provide for collecting and remitting the tax on short-term rentals; and Section 3.12.031 to conform collection of the additional venue project tax. Penalty under Section 3.12.070.
• Presenters: Comptroller Marin and Strategic Communications Director Laura Cruz-Acosta. Representatives Chávez, Acevedo and Limón commented, as did Chief Internal Auditor Serrano.
• Motion by Mayor Pro Tempore Chávez, seconded by Fierro, carried 7-0 (Boyar Trejo absent).

Sources

• City Council regular meeting minutes, September 1, 2026: https://elpasotexas.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1432579&GUID=C9250B33-6C9D-497C-8907-C807019F5775

Log

2026-09-01 - City Council

Item 21, Ordinance 019907 adopted 7-0.