Assembly Bill A9625

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the city of Newburgh to impose a hotel and motel tax

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  • 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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2021-A9625 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8390
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1202-hh, Tax L

2021-A9625 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of Newburgh to impose a hotel and motel tax of up to five percent.

2021-A9625 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9625
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to authorizing the city of
   Newburgh to impose a hotel and motel tax; 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-hh to
 read as follows:
   § 1202-HH. HOTEL OR MOTEL TAXES IN THE CITY OF NEWBURGH. (1)  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  TO  THE CONTRARY, THE CITY OF
 NEWBURGH, IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO
 ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING IN SUCH CITY 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 CITY. 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  CITY  OF  NEWBURGH 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 LAW.
   (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 CITY OF NEWBURGH
 IMPOSING THE TAX AND THAT SUCH OWNER OR PERSON ENTITLED TO BE  PAID  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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