NY State Senate Bill 2013-S5147

Senate Bill S5147

Signed By Governor

2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8029 - Signed by Governor

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 12, 2013	signed chap.137
Jul 02, 2013	delivered to governor
Jun 21, 2013	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.902 substituted for s5147
Jun 21, 2013	substituted by a8029
Jun 04, 2013	advanced to third reading
Jun 03, 2013	2nd report cal.
May 30, 2013	1st report cal.902
May 10, 2013	referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

- Jun 21, 2013 - Floor Vote
  A8029
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2013
      
      aye (62)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Avella
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Espaillat
      
      Farley
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gipson
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Grisanti
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Martins
      
      Maziarz
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Brien
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Sampson
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tkaczyk
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      Zeldin
      
      nay (1)
      
      Ball
  May 30, 2013 - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote
  S5147
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote: May 30, 2013
      
      aye (7)
      
      Carlucci
      
      Golden
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Marcellino
      
      Nozzolio
      
      O'Mara
      
      Squadron
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Zeldin
      
      excused (1)
      
      Diaz

2013-S5147 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8029
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1202-q, Tax L; amd §6, Chap 179 of 2000

2013-S5147 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2013-S5147 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S5147

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, 2015 Nassau County's authority to
impose: (1) 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, 2015 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, 2015: (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 § 991(2), authorizing Nassau County to receive service
charges for services of the Nassau County Traffic and Parking
Violations Agency.

Effective Date. The bill would become effective immediately.

REASONS FOR SUPPORT:

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, 2013. 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, 2015, this bill would assure that the
County will he 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; the hotel and motel tax and other surcharges
authorized by this legislation generate nearly four million dollars
annually in essential revenue for the County. This revenue promotes
travel and tourism that benefits the County.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

2013-S5147 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5147

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
  Government Operations

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 382 of the laws of 2011, 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
[thirteen] FIFTEEN.
  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 382 of the laws of 2011, 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, [2013] 2015.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10921-01-3

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