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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Senate Bill S4468
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2017-S4468 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6041
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1202-e, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S5761, A2198
2017-S4468 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4468 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to increasing the rate of taxation of the hotel or motel tax in the county of Schenectady to 5% PURPOSE : This bill would allow the hotel/motel tax in Schenectady County to be raised from four percent to five percent. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one amends subdivision 1 of section 1202-e of the Tax Law, last amended in 2003, to authorize Schenectady County to increase the rate of taxation on persons occupying hotel or motel rooms in the County a rate of four percent to a rate of five percent of the per diem rental rate for each room provided. EXISTING LAW : Current law allows for a four percent tax rate on hotel or motel rooms in Schenectady County. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S4468 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4468 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 15, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AMEDORE -- 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 increasing the rate of taxa- tion of the hotel or motel tax in the county of Schenectady to 5% THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1202-e of the tax law, as amended by chapter 25 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the county of Schenectady 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 legis- lature has or would have the power and authority to impose upon persons occupying hotel or motel rooms in such county. The rates of such tax shall be [four] FIVE percent of the per diem rental rate for each room provided, however, such tax shall not be applicable to a permanent resi- dent of such hotel or motel. For the purposes of this section the term "permanent resident" shall mean a person occupying any room or rooms in a hotel or motel for at least ninety consecutive days. § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of the month next succeeding 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. LBD09903-01-7
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