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HB 6103

Housing: public accommodations; excessively increased pricing in hotel and lodging industry during a declared state of emergency; prohibit. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6102'26, HB 6104'26

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jason Hoskins and 5 co-sponsors

Prohibits lodging price hikes during emergencies above a 20% threshold, enabling civil/criminal actions, enforcement tools, and remedies for harmed consumers.

bill electronically reproduced 06/17/2026
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Bill Summary · HB 6103

Summary of HB 6103 (Michigan, 2025-2026)

Purpose and intent

  • Enacts the "hotel and lodging pricing protection act" to prohibit excessively increased pricing for lodging during a declared state of emergency.
  • Provides remedies, penalties, and the authority for state and local officials to enforce the provisions.

Key definitions

  • Declaration of emergency: a state of emergency declared by the governor under Michigan law.
  • Excessively increased price: a price increase for lodging that creates an unjustified disparity compared to the 30 days preceding the emergency declaration. A disparity of more than 20% is presumed excessive unless the seller can prove the increase is attributable to:
    • Higher costs of goods or labor,
    • An extraordinary pre-declaration discount,
    • A price contract made before the declaration,
    • Regularly scheduled or seasonal rate adjustments.
  • Lodging: broadly defined to include:
    • Hotels (full-service, limited-service, resorts, conference centers, extended-stay, etc.),
    • Bed and breakfast establishments,
    • Short-term rentals (including certain single-family and multi-unit dwellings for up to 30 days),
    • Mobile home park or campground spaces.
    • Short-term rentals exclude resort-managed accommodations and certain high-amenity properties.

Prohibited conduct during or after a declaration of emergency

  • It is unlawful to:
    • Charge an excessively increased price for lodging.
    • Offer lodging for sale or rent at an excessively increased price.
  • The prohibition applies in counties, cities, or townships that are under the declared state of emergency.

Enforcement and investigations

  • Investigative tools: The Attorney General or local prosecuting attorney may issue formal demands to individuals with information or possession of relevant documents, enabling sworn testimony and production of documents. The process includes:
    • Service of process and clear description of the conduct,
    • Details on timing, confidentiality protections, and potential objections,
    • Court-ordered compliance if the demand is not met,
    • Venue options (circuit court where the individual resides or maintains business, or Ingham County).
  • Confidentiality: Investigative material is generally confidential unless an enforcement action is filed; discovery in an enforcement action may occur under protective orders.

Private and public remedies; damages

  • Private right of action: The Attorney General may bring a class action on behalf of Michigan residents for actual damages caused by prohibited conduct, with damages either actual or $100 per violation, whichever is greater.
  • Attorney General remedies: The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief, civil penalties, and other relief (e.g., reimbursement to harmed consumers, cure of contractual clauses, etc.).
  • Damages and remedies may include:
    • Reimbursement to harmed consumers,
    • Restoring reasonable expectations,
    • Striking unconscionable contract clauses,
    • Additional relief as deemed appropriate.
  • Class action provisions: The court may appoint a receiver or sequester assets if there is a risk of asset disposal by the defendant.

Civil penalties and criminal consequences

  • Civil penalties:
    • Individuals: up to $10,000 per violation.
    • Non-individuals (corporate entities, etc.): up to $500,000 per violation.
  • Criminal penalties:
    • Violating the price-excessiveness prohibition with intent to achieve the prohibited outcome: misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year imprisonment or a fine up to $10,000 for individuals, or up to $500,000 for non-individuals.

Other provisions

  • Remedies are cumulative with other laws.
  • Witness cooperation: The act provides mechanisms to compel testimony or document production without prosecuting the witness for compelled testimony, with protections against self-incrimination.
  • Non-exemption of related enforcement: The act does not limit the Attorney General’s authority under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act or other laws.
  • Tenant evictions: The act does not prohibit evictions for lawful reasons.

Effective date and tying compliance with other bills

  • Enacting section notes that the act does not take effect unless related bills (HB 6102 and HB 6104 or their Senate equivalents) are enacted into law. This creates a tie-bar requiring concurrent passage of the companion bills.

Affected parties and scope

  • Lodging operators across Michigan (hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, short-term rental operators, and certain camping/mobile home accommodations) within counties/cities/townships under a state of emergency.
  • Consumers staying in lodging during emergencies.
  • State and local law enforcement and prosecutors, including the Attorney General and local prosecuting authorities.

Practical impact

  • Establishes a clear 20% threshold (with exceptions) to identify potentially abusive price hikes on lodging during emergencies.
  • Enables civil and, in some cases, criminal actions against violators.
  • Introduces broad enforcement tools, including class actions, injunctions, and potential asset sequestration in appropriate cases.
  • Requires alignment with HB 6102 and HB 6104 to take effect.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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