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May 07, 2024 |
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Senate Bill S9253
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S9253 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10056
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1202-jj, Tax L
2023-S9253 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9253 SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the county of Columbia to establish hotel and motel taxes PURPOSE: To authorize Columbia County to impose an occupancy tax at a rate of four percent. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new section 1202-jj to the Tax Law, which will author- ize and empower the Columbia County to adopt and amend local laws impos- ing a tax of up to 4% upon persons occupying hotel or motel rooms in such county. Section 2 establishes the effective date.
2023-S9253 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9253 I N S E N A T E May 7, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the county of Columbia to establish hotel and motel taxes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1202-jj to read as follows: § 1202-JJ. HOTEL OR MOTEL TAXES IN COLUMBIA COUNTY. (1) A. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING IN SUCH COUNTY A TAX, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER TAX AUTHOR- IZED AND IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SUCH AS THE LEGISLATURE HAS OR WOULD HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE UPON PERSONS OCCUPYING HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOMS IN SUCH COUNTY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "HOTEL" OR "MOTEL" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY FACILITY PROVID- ING LODGING ON AN OVERNIGHT BASIS AND SHALL INCLUDE THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS "BED AND BREAKFASTS", INNS AND TOURIST HOMES. B. (I) THE RATES OF SUCH TAX SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR PERCENT OF THE PER DIEM RENTAL RATE FOR EACH ROOM, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT SUCH TAX SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF A HOTEL OR MOTEL. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "PERMANENT RESIDENT" SHALL MEAN A PERSON OCCUPYING ANY ROOM OR ROOMS IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL FOR AT LEAST THIRTY CONSECUTIVE DAYS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, ANY CITY IN THE COUNTY OF COLUMBIA IMPOSING HOTEL OR MOTEL TAXES PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SUBPART SHALL HAVE THE PRIOR RIGHT TO IMPOSE SUCH TAXES IN SUCH CITY, UP TO THE MAXIMUM RATE OF TAX AUTHORIZED FOR SUCH CITY IN THIS SUBPART; AND THE RATE OF TAX AUTHORIZED TO BE IMPOSED BY THE COUNTY PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THIS SECTION IN ANY SUCH CITY IMPOSING SUCH A TAX SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE RATE OF SUCH CITY'S TAX. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15387-02-4
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