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Jun 23, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S50322
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
There are no sponsors of this bill.
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
2009-S50322 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See other versions of this Bill:
- S5844 ,
- S64322 ,
- A7143 ,
- S65033 ,
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง1202-aa, Tax L
2009-S50322 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S50322 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the county of Orange to establish hotel and motel taxes PURPOSE : This legislation authorizes Orange County, to impose by local law, a tax on hotel and motel occupancy of five percent of the charge. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of this legislation amends the Tax Law by adding a new section 1202-aa, in relation to the imposition of a hotel and motel tax in the County of Orange. Enactment of such local law may provide for the imposition of a hotel or motel tax for a period of time no longer than three years from the effective date of its enactment. section two of this legislation is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : This legislation would allow the County of Orange to impose a hotel and motel tax. The rate of such tax shall be five percent of the per diem rental rate for each room. pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule
2009-S50322 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 322 Extraordinary Session I N S E N A T E June 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the county of Orange 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-aa to read as follows: S 1202-AA. HOTEL OR MOTEL TAXES IN ORANGE COUNTY. (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COUNTY OF ORANGE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING IN SUCH COUNTY A TAX, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER TAX AUTHORIZED AND IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SUCH AS THE COUNTY 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 BREAKFAST" AND "TOURIST" FACILITIES. THE RATES OF SUCH TAX SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE 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 OCCU- PYING ANY ROOM OR ROOMS IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL FOR AT LEAST THIRTY CONSEC- UTIVE DAYS. (2) SUCH TAX MAY BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNTY TREASURER OR OTHER FISCAL OFFICERS OF ORANGE COUNTY BY SUCH MEANS AND IN SUCH MANNER AS OTHER TAXES WHICH ARE NOW COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY SUCH OFFICERS OR AS OTHERWISE MAY BE PROVIDED BY SUCH LOCAL LAW. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10168-06-9
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