Authorizing county commissions to impose a county-wide emergency services fee on hotel stays.

Summary

The bill authorizes every county commission in West Virginia to impose a nightly emergency services fee of no more than $5 on any hotel, motel, short‑term rental or similar lodging occupied by a transient guest. Hotel operators—or the online platforms that book the rooms—must collect the fee and remit it to the county, where the money will go into a special fund for EMS, fire, police and 911 operations. The measure is intended to help counties cover the extra emergency‑response costs caused by visitors.

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