Senate Bill S5731

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends the county of Westchester's additional one percent rate of sales and compensating use tax

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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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2025-S5731 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1210, Tax L; amd §§4, 5, 7 & 16, Chap 272 of 1991
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6823

2025-S5731 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the county of Westchester's additional one percent rate of sales and compensating use tax until November 30th, 2027.

2025-S5731 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5731 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5731
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- 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  revising  the  period  of
   authorization  for  the county of Westchester's additional one percent
   rate of sales and compensating use tax; and to amend  chapter  272  of
   the  laws  of  1991,  amending  the  tax law relating to the method of
   disposition of sales and compensating use tax revenue  in  Westchester
   county and enacting the Westchester county spending limitation act, in
   relation  to  revising  the  period of authorization for the county of
   Westchester's additional one percent rate of  sales  and  compensating
   use tax
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Clause 42 of subparagraph (i) of the opening  paragraph  of
 section  1210  of  the tax law, as amended by chapter 272 of the laws of
 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (42) the county  of  Westchester  is  hereby  further  authorized  and
 empowered  to  adopt  and  amend  local  laws, ordinances or resolutions
 imposing such taxes at a rate that is  one  percent  additional  to  the
 three  percent  rate  authorized above in this paragraph for such county
 for the period beginning August first, two thousand nineteen and  ending
 November thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SEVEN;
   §  2.  Subdivision  e of section 4 and sections 5, 7 and 16 of chapter
 272 of the laws of 1991, amending the tax law relating to the method  of
 disposition  of  sales  and  compensating use tax revenue in Westchester
 county and enacting the Westchester county spending limitation  act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  272  of  the  laws of 2023, are amended to read as
 follows:
   e. "Spending limitation" means the maximum amount of  county  spending
 established  in  county fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10282-01-5

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