Senate Bill S2961

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of White Plains to impose an additional one-quarter of one percent sales and compensating use tax

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2930 - 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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2017-S2961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2930
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1210, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1087, A3129
2011-2012: S3796, A6105
2013-2014: S3406, A3883
2015-2016: S723, A222

2017-S2961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends authorization for the city of White Plains to impose an additional one-quarter of one percent sales and compensating use tax.

2017-S2961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2961
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- 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 extending the period  during
   which  the  city of White Plains is authorized to impose an additional
   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 3 of subparagraph (ii) of the opening paragraph of
 section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 17  of  the  laws  of
 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  the  city  of  White  Plains  is  hereby  further  authorized and
 empowered to adopt and  amend  local  laws,  ordinances  or  resolutions
 imposing  such  taxes  at  a  rate which is: (i) one-half of one percent
 additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this  paragraph
 for such city for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred
 ninety-three  and  ending  August thirty-first, two thousand [seventeen]
 NINETEEN; and (ii) an additional one-quarter of one percent in  addition
 to  the  other  rates authorized in this paragraph for such city for the
 period beginning March first, two thousand eight and ending August thir-
 ty-first, two thousand [seventeen] NINETEEN;  and  (iii)  an  additional
 one-quarter  of one percent in addition to the other rates authorized in
 this paragraph for such city for the period beginning  June  first,  two
 thousand  ten  and  ending August thirty-first, two thousand [seventeen]
 NINETEEN;
   § 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (d) of section 1210
 of the tax law or any other provision of law, local law, rule  or  regu-
 lation  to the contrary, a local law, ordinance or resolution enacted or
 amended pursuant to the authority of this act,  imposing  an  additional
 rate  of  tax  in  the  city  of White Plains, shall become effective in
 accordance with the provisions of subdivision (d) of section 1210 of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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