By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic
Airbnb Inc. and Expedia Inc. support a vacation-rental bill passed by the Arizona Senate.Arizona lawmakers are giving bipartisan support to new rules on neighborhood properties used for short vacation stays, but cities that have fought with problem rentals say the measure falls short.
On Wednesday, lawmakers voted 27-3 in the Arizona Senate to support Senate Bill 1379, which allows municipalities to limit occupancy in vacation rentals and require them to have liability insurance.
The changes passed by the Arizona Senate on Wednesday are supported by vacation-rental companies Airbnb Inc. and Expedia Inc., but the League of Arizona Cities and Towns has asked lawmakers to allow municipalities to further restrict such rentals as municipalities in other states have done.