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Bill requiring hotels to post warning if they rent rooms to homeless advances

Summary by Arizona Capitol Times

State lawmakers say hotel guests should know if the facility is also serving to shelter those who are homeless. And now they are on the verge of making that a law. Legislation approved March 19 by the Senate Government Committee would preclude the use of public funds for what Rep. Matt Gress, R-Phoenix, calls “mixed hoteling.” That’s when a hotel or motel accepts not just paying clients but also those who need emergency, temporary or transitiona…

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