Rep. Kevin Joyce

Filed: 4/6/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2047

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2047 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hotel
5 Bed Covering Posting Act.
 
6     Section 5. Hotel. "Hotel" means any building or buildings
7 maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to be a
8 place where lodging is offered for consideration to travelers
9 and guests. "Hotel" includes inns, motels, tourist homes or
10 courts, and lodging homes.
 
11     Section 10. Hotel bed covering posting. The operator of a
12 hotel shall post or cause to be posted in each guest room of
13 the hotel that he or she operates a sign indicating the date
14 and time any bed covering in the guest room is changed. The
15 sign shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the guest
16 room. "Bed covering" includes quilts, blankets, sheets, and
17 comforters.
 
18     Section 15. Penalty. Any hotel operator who violates this
19 Act shall be guilty of a petty offense, punishable by a fine
20 not to exceed $50 for each day of violation.".