NY State Senate Bill S5058

senate Bill S5058

Signed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 25, 2015	signed chap.323
Sep 15, 2015	delivered to governor
Jun 25, 2015	returned to senate passed assembly home rule request
Jun 15, 2015	ordered to third reading rules cal.279 substituted for a7464
Jun 02, 2015	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
May 27, 2015	advanced to third reading
May 20, 2015	2nd report cal.
May 19, 2015	1st report cal.808
Apr 29, 2015	referred to investigations and government operations

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S5058 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7464
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1202-q, Tax L; amd §6, Chap 179 of 2000

S5058 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S5058 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

BILL NUMBER:S5058

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, 2017 Nassau County's authority to
impose: (i) 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, 2017 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, 2017: (i) Tax Law § I 202(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 § 99-1(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, 2015. 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, 2017, this bill would assure that the
County will be 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.

S5058 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5058

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 29, 2015
                               ___________

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 137 of the laws of 2013, 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
[fifteen] SEVENTEEN.
  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 137 of the laws of 2013, 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, [2015] 2017.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10721-01-5

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May 19, 2015 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

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May 19, 2015 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

Investigations and Government Operations Committee Vote: May 19, 2015

S5058 (ACTIVE) - Details

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S5058 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S5058 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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