Senators in the Sheets
By Laura Warf and Steve Ledoux, Davis Wright Tremaine
The phrase would ordinarily bring to mind lurid images of politicians acting badly, but not so in California, where the legislature hopes to lend a hand to hard working housekeepers.
On June 1, 2011, the California Senate passed SB 432, which requires hotels, motels, and other “similar transient lodging establishments” to use fitted instead of flat sheets as bottom sheets on beds. As defined in the bill, a “fitted sheet” is “a bed sheet containing elastic or similar material sewn into each of the four corners that allows the sheet to stay in place . . . .”
A serious violation of the “fitted sheet” requirement could lead to a misdemeanor conviction, resulting in a fine of up to $1,000.00 and up to six months in prison.
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