senate Bill S8064

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Wallkill to adopt hotel or motel tax of up to 5%

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  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Dec 23, 2020 signed chap.373
Dec 11, 2020 delivered to governor
Jul 23, 2020 returned to senate
passed assembly
home rule request
ordered to third reading rules cal.332
substituted for a10588
Jul 22, 2020 referred to ways and means
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.987
Jul 20, 2020 reported and committed to rules
Mar 16, 2020 referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

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Jul 22, 2020 - Rules committee Vote

S8064
13
4
committee
13
Aye
4
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Jul 20, 2020 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

S8064
3
1
committee
3
Aye
1
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Investigations and Government Operations Committee Vote: Jul 20, 2020

nay (1)
aye wr (2)

S8064 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10588
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1202-gg, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S8173, A10320

S8064 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to authorizing the town of Wallkill to adopt a hotel or motel tax of up to 5%.

S8064 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S8064 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8064
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 16, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- 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  authorizing  the  town  of
   Wallkill  to adopt a hotel or motel tax of up to 5%; and providing for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1202-gg to
 read as follows:
   § 1202-GG. HOTEL OR MOTEL TAXES IN THE TOWN OF WALLKILL. (1)  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN OF WALL-
 KILL, IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, IS HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND  EMPOWERED  TO
 ADOPT  AND  AMEND LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING IN SUCH TOWN A TAX, IN ADDITION TO
 ANY OTHER TAX AUTHORIZED AND IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS  ARTICLE  SUCH  AS
 THE LEGISLATURE HAS OR WOULD HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE UPON
 PERSONS OCCUPYING HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOMS IN SUCH TOWN. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS  SECTION,  THE  TERM  "HOTEL" OR "MOTEL" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY
 FACILITY CONSISTING OF RENTABLE UNITS AND PROVIDING LODGING ON AN  OVER-
 NIGHT  BASIS  AND SHALL INCLUDE THOSE FACILITIES DESIGNATED AND COMMONLY
 KNOWN AS "BED AND BREAKFAST" AND "TOURIST" FACILITIES. THE RATES OF SUCH
 TAX SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE PERCENT OF THE PER DIEM RENTAL RATE  FOR  EACH
 ROOM,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  TAX  SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO A
 PERMANENT RESIDENT OF A 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)  SUCH  TAX  MAY  BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE CHIEF FISCAL
 OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF WALLKILL BY SUCH MEANS  AND  IN  SUCH  MANNER  AS
 OTHER  TAXES WHICH ARE NOW COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY SUCH OFFICER OR
 AS OTHERWISE MAY BE PROVIDED BY SUCH LOCAL LAWS.
   (3) SUCH LOCAL LAWS MAY PROVIDE THAT ANY TAX IMPOSED SHALL BE PAID  BY
 THE PERSON LIABLE THEREFOR TO THE OWNER OF THE HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOM OCCU-
 PIED  OR  TO  THE  PERSON ENTITLED TO BE PAID THE RENT OR CHARGE FOR THE
 HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOM OCCUPIED FOR AND ON ACCOUNT OF THE TOWN OF  WALLKILL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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