Assembly Bill A7200

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to hotel and motel taxes in Ulster county

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Current Bill Status - 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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2023-A7200 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6896
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1202-l, Tax L

2023-A7200 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to hotel and motel taxes in Ulster county and to the deposit of revenue resulting from the imposition of such tax.

2023-A7200 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7200
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SHRESTHA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the tax law, in relation to hotel and motel taxes in
   Ulster county
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 9 of section 1202-l of the tax law,
 as added by chapter 221 of the laws of 1991,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (1)  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law to the contrary, the
 county of Ulster 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 legislature
 has or would have the power and authority to impose upon persons occupy-
 ing hotel or motel rooms in such county.
   For the purposes of this section, the term "hotel"  or  "motel"  shall
 mean  and  include any facility [providing lodging on an overnight basis
 and shall include those facilities designated and commonly known as "bed
 and breakfast" and "tourist" facilities] CONSISTING  OF  RENTABLE  UNITS
 AND PROVIDING LODGING ON AN OVERNIGHT BASIS.
   The  rates  of  such tax IMPOSED UPON PERSONS OCCUPYING HOTEL OR MOTEL
 ROOMS shall not exceed [two] FOUR per cent of the per diem  rental  rate
 for  each room, provided, however, such tax shall not be applicable to a
 permanent resident of such hotel or  motel.    THE  RATES  OF  SUCH  TAX
 IMPOSED  UPON PERSONS OCCUPYING SHORT-TERM RENTALS SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR
 PER CENT OF THE PER DIEM RENTAL RATE FOR EACH ROOM,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 SUCH  TAX SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO A PERMANENT RESIDENT OF SUCH SHORT-
 TERM RENTAL. For the purposes of this section the term "permanent  resi-
 dent"  shall  mean  a  person  occupying any room or rooms in a hotel or
 motel OR SHORT-TERM RENTAL for at least ninety consecutive days.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11329-01-3
 A. 7200                             2

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