Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Aug 12, 2013 |
print number 4986a |
Aug 12, 2013 |
amend and recommit to investigations and government operations |
May 02, 2013 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S4986A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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
Bill Amendments
2013-S4986 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1261, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
S2238
2017-2018: S479
2013-S4986 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4986 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the disposition of a portion of sales taxes collected for hotel occupancy in cities having a population of one million or more PURPOSE: To provide each of the five boroughs of New York City with a modest stream of dedicated funding to promote tourism within each individual borough. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides that either 4 percent of hotel occupancy tax revenue collected in each of New York City's five boroughs or $300,000, whichever is less, will be allocated to that borough for the purpose of promoting tourism. Section 2 establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: While New York struggles to recover from the recession of 2008, it is clear that at least one of its major industries is thriving like never before: New York City Tourism. in 2012, the City welcomed a
2013-S4986 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4986 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 2, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- 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 the disposition of a portion of sales taxes collected for hotel occupancy in cities having a popu- lation of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1261 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows: (H) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY, FROM THE MONEYS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE FOR THE RENT OF EVERY OCCU- PANCY OF A ROOM OR ROOMS, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (E) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, FOUR PERCENT OF SUCH MONEYS OR THE FIRST THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF SUCH MONEYS COLLECTED DURING EACH CALENDAR YEAR, WHICHEVER SHALL BE LESS, IN EACH BOROUGH OF SUCH CITY SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SEPARATE ACCOUNT BY THE COMMISSIONER WITH THE MONEYS IN EACH SUCH ACCOUNT BEING EXPENDED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING TOURISM IN THE BOROUGH TO WHICH EACH ACCOUNT RELATES. THE MONEYS IN EACH ACCOUNT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR TOURISM PROMOTION PURPOSES, EXCLU- SIVE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, TO AN ENTITY DESIGNATED BY THE BOROUGH AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS RESPONSIBLE FOR TOURISM PROMOTION IN THE BOROUGH. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10584-01-3
2013-S4986A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1261, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
S2238
2017-2018: S479
2013-S4986A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4986A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the disposition of a portion of sales taxes collected for hotel occupancy in cities having a population of one million or more PURPOSE: To provide each of the five boroughs of New York City with a modest stream of dedicated funding to promote tourism within each individual borough. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 provides that either 4 percent of hotel occupancy tax revenue collected in each of New York City's five boroughs or $300,000, whichever is less, will be allocated to that borough for the purpose of promoting tourism. Section 2 establishes the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: While New York struggles to recover from the recession of 2008, it is clear that at least one of its major industries is thriving like never before: New York City Tourism. In 2012, the City welcomed a
2013-S4986A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4986--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 2, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the disposition of a portion of sales taxes collected for hotel occupancy in cities having a popu- lation of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1261 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows: (H) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF STATE OR LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION TO THE CONTRARY, FROM THE MONEYS COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE FOR THE RENT OF EVERY OCCU- PANCY OF A ROOM OR ROOMS, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (E) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, FOUR PERCENT OF SUCH MONEYS OR THE FIRST THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF SUCH MONEYS COLLECTED DURING EACH CALENDAR YEAR, WHICHEVER SHALL BE LESS, IN EACH BOROUGH OF SUCH CITY SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SEPARATE ACCOUNT BY THE COMMISSIONER WITH THE MONEYS IN EACH SUCH ACCOUNT BEING EXPENDED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING TOURISM IN THE BOROUGH TO WHICH EACH ACCOUNT RELATES. THE MONEYS IN EACH ACCOUNT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR TOURISM PROMOTION PURPOSES, EXCLU- SIVE OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, TO AN ENTITY DESIGNATED BY THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS RESPONSIBLE FOR TOURISM PROMOTION IN THE BOROUGH. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10584-02-3
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