NY State Senate Bill 2009-S4235

Senate Bill S4235

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Extends the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes

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Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 28, 2009	signed chap.287
Jul 17, 2009	delivered to governor
Jun 16, 2009	returned to senate
Jun 15, 2009	passed assembly home rule request ordered to third reading rules cal.285 substituted for a7677
Jun 04, 2009	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate home rule request
May 26, 2009	advanced to third reading
May 20, 2009	2nd report cal.
May 19, 2009	1st report cal.412
Apr 30, 2009	print number 4235a
Apr 30, 2009	amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations
Apr 17, 2009	referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

- Jun 4, 2009 - Floor Vote
  S4235
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 4, 2009
      
      aye (60)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Aubertine
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Monserrate
      
      Montgomery
      
      Morahan
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      Young
      
      excused (2)
      
      Alesi
      
      Stachowski

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2009-S4235 - Details

2009-S4235 - Summary

Extends the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes.

2009-S4235 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4235

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authority of
the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county;
and to amend chapter 179 of the laws of 2000, amending the tax law
relating to hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county and a surcharge on
tickets to places of entertainment in such county, in relation to
extending the expiration of certain provisions thereof


 DESCRIPTION :
This bill extends until December 31, 2011 Nassau County's authority to
impose: (i) a hotel and motel tax; (ii) a surcharge on tickets to
places of entertainment in the County; (iii) a charge for searching
and copying police accident reports and photographs; and (iv) charges
for services rendered by the Nassau County Traffic and Parking
Violations Agency.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision 7 of Section 1202-q of the
tax law, to extend until December 31, 2011 the authority for Nassau
County to impose a hotel and motel tax.  Section 2 of the bill amends
Section 6 of Chapter 179 of the Laws of 2000, to extend until December
31, 2011: (i) Tax Law §1202(d), authorizing Nassau County to impose an
"entertainment surcharge" on tickets to places of entertainment in the

County; (ii) Public Officers Law §66-a(3), authorizing Nassau County
to impose a $10 fee for searching for and copying police accident
reports; and (iii) General Municipal Law §99-1(2), authorizing Nassau
County to receive service charges for services of the Nassau County
Traffic and Parking Violations Agency.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Nassau County's authority to impose a hotel and motel tax, an
entertainment surcharge, a police accident report search fee, and
service charges for services rendered by the Nassau County Traffic and
Parking Violations Agency all expire on December 31, 2009. While
Nassau County has made major progress in managing its finances in
recent years, it continues to face financial challenges. The County is
continuing to address its financial difficulties on many fronts:
cost-cutting, streamlining government agencies, restructuring debt,
and other measures of fiscal discipline. At this point, however, loss
of monies flowing from the currently authorized level of hotel and
motel taxes and the other aforementioned charges would have severe
consequences for the County's financial status. By extending the
authorization until December 31, 2011, this bill would assure that the
County will be able to count on the same level of taxation in its
attempts to regain financial health while continuing to supply
acceptable levels of services to its citizens.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S4235 - Bill Text download pdf

2009-S4235A (ACTIVE) - Details

2009-S4235A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes.

2009-S4235A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S4235A

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authority of
the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county;
and to amend chapter 179 of the laws of 2000, amending the tax law,
relating to hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county and a surcharge on
tickets to places of entertainment in such county in relation to
extending certain provisions thereof

 DESCRIPTION :
This bill extends until December 31, 2011 Nassau County's authority to
impose: (i) a hotel and motel tax; (ii) a surcharge on tickets to
places of entertainment in the County; (iii) a charge for searching
and copying police accident reports and photographs; and (iv) charges
for services rendered by the Nassau County Traffic and Parking
Violations Agency.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision 7 of Section 1202-q of the
tax law, to extend until December 31, 2011 the authority for Nassau
County to impose a hotel and motel tax. Section 2 of the bill amends
Section 6 of Chapter 179 of the Laws of 2000, to extend until December
31, 2011:  (i) Tax Law §1202(d), authorizing Nassau County to impose
an "entertainment surcharge" on tickets to places of entertainment in
the County; (ii) Public Officers Law §66-a(3), authorizing Nassau

County to impose a $10 fee for searching for and copying police
accident reports; and (iii) General Municipal Law §99-1(2),
authorizing Nassau County to receive service charges for services of
the Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency.

 JUSTIFICATION :
Nassau County's authority to impose a hotel and motel tax, an
entertainment surcharge, a police accident report search fee, and
service charges for services rendered by the Nassau County Traffic and
Parking Violations Agency all expire on December 31, 2009. While
Nassau County has made major progress in managing its finances in
recent years, it continues to face financial challenges. The County is
continuing to address its financial difficulties on many fronts:
cost-cutting, streamlining government agencies, restructuring debt,
and other measures of fiscal discipline. At this point, however, loss
of monies flowing from the currently authorized level of hotel and
motel taxes and the other aforementioned charges would have severe
consequences for the County's financial status. By extending the
authorization until December 31, 2011, this bill would assure that the
County will be able to count on the same level of taxation in its
attempts to regain financial health while continuing to supply
acceptable levels of services to its citizens.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None to the State.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2009-S4235A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4235--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
  Government  Operations  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the  authority  of
  the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county;
  and  to  amend  chapter 179 of the laws of 2000, amending the tax law,
  relating to hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county and a surcharge  on
  tickets  to  places  of  entertainment  in  such county in relation to
  extending certain provisions thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 7 of section 1202-q of the tax law, as amended
by chapter 364 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  (7) Such local law shall provide for the  imposition  of  a  hotel  or
motel  tax for a period to expire on December thirty-first, two thousand
[nine] ELEVEN.
  S 2. Section 6 of chapter 179 of the laws of 2000,  amending  the  tax
law,  relating to hotel and motel taxes in Nassau county and a surcharge
on tickets to places of entertainment in  such  county,  as  amended  by
chapter 364 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  S  6. This act shall take effect immediately, except that section five
of this act shall take effect on the same date as a chapter of the  laws
of  2000 amending the public authorities law and the tax law relating to
creating the Nassau  county  interim  finance  authority  takes  effect;
provided,  further,  that sections two, three and four of this act shall
expire and be deemed repealed December 31, [2009] 2011.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11203-02-9

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