Start with the following register. Dates already passed are compliance checkpoints, not future implementation opportunities.
| Change | Date and status at October 20, 2026 | Who should screen for exposure? | Recommended owner action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal mandatory-fee transparency | Effective May 12, 2025 | Hotels and other covered short-term lodging sellers, including intermediaries | Test advertised prices across direct and third-party channels. FTC |
| NYC hotel pricing and deposit disclosures | Pricing provisions effective February 21, 2026; hold/deposit-policy disclosure effective January 22, 2027 | Businesses within the NYC rule’s scope | Separate the already-effective pricing audit from the forthcoming deposit-disclosure project. NYC rule |
| NYC hotel licensing and staffing transition | Even-year license expiration checkpoint: September 30, 2026; specified legacy staffing arrangements transition December 1, 2026 | NYC hotels, particularly those with 100 or more rooms | Verify the actual license expiration and renewal; examine staffing contracts before the transition date. Licensing checklist; DCWP FAQ |
| Los Angeles hotel compensation amendment | Amendment approved May 26, 2026; revised compensation schedule applies from July 1, 2026 | Hotels meeting local room-count and location tests | Replace superseded wage assumptions and include the health-benefit obligation. Office of Wage Standards |
| Florida minimum wage | $15 per hour from September 30, 2026 | Covered Florida employers | Reconcile payroll and the forward labor budget. FloridaCommerce |
| Federal overtime regulatory text restored | Technical amendment effective May 15, 2026 | Employers using executive, administrative or professional exemptions | Remove obsolete federal salary-threshold assumptions; review actual duties and salary basis. Federal Register |
| Tips and overtime information reporting | New reporting fields apply to tax year 2026 | Employers paying qualified tips or overtime | Validate payroll-to-W-2 mappings before year-end. IRS Publication 505 |
| Section 179D deduction termination | Unavailable for property whose construction begins after June 30, 2026 | Conversion and renovation projects assuming this deduction | Remove unsupported tax benefits from the financing case. IRS |
| Beneficial ownership reporting narrowed by final rule | Final rule effective August 14, 2026 | Hotel acquisition and ownership entities | Update the entity-compliance checklist rather than reuse a 2024 template. Federal Register |
| California 2025 Energy Code | Applies to permit applications submitted on or after January 1, 2026 | California developments, conversions and relevant alterations | Revalidate design and cost estimates against the applicable code. California Energy Commission |
| Washington Clean Buildings, Tier 2 | Initial reporting deadline July 1, 2027 | Covered hotel buildings over 20,000 and up to 50,000 gross square feet | Establish building scope, benchmarking, operating procedures and reporting ownership. Washington Commerce |
| California privacy regulations | Effective January 1, 2026; covered automated-decision requirements begin January 1, 2027 | Businesses meeting CCPA and activity-specific tests | Determine applicability before commissioning audits or deploying covered tools. CPPA |
| USALI 12th Revised Edition | Adoption date January 1, 2026 | Owners comparing hotel accounts, operators and affiliations | Require a reporting reconciliation and review contractual adoption. AHLA/HFTP announcement |
| PCI DSS v4.x requirements | Formerly future-dated requirements effective March 31, 2025 | Relevant card-payment environments | Obtain current payment-security evidence, not an old vendor assurance. PCI SSC |