Assembly Bill A6555

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizing the city of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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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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2023-A6555 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6679
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1202-nn, Tax L

2023-A6555 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the city of Poughkeepsie to impose a hotel and motel tax; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

2023-A6555 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6555
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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
   Poughkeepsie 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-nn  to
 read as follows:
   §  1202-NN.  HOTEL  OR  MOTEL  TAXES  IN THE CITY OF POUGHKEEPSIE. (1)
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE CITY OF
 POUGHKEEPSIE, IN THE  COUNTY  OF  DUTCHESS,  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  ARTI-
 CLE 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 OVERNIGHT 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  APPLI-
 CABLE  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 POUGHKEEPSIE 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10676-01-3
 A. 6555                             2
              

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