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Assembly Bill A10693

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the deposit of additional sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Herkimer

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2025-A10693 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S10027
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1262-s, Tax L

2025-A10693 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the deposit of additional sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Herkimer into the general fund of the county.

2025-A10693 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10693
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMULLEN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the  deposit  of  additional
   sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Herkimer
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1262-s of the tax law, as amended by chapter 220 of
 the laws of 2025,  is amended to read as follows:
   § 1262-s. Disposition of net collections from the additional one-quar-
 ter of one percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes in the coun-
 ty of Herkimer. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of  law,  if  the
 county  of  Herkimer  imposes  the additional one-quarter of one percent
 rate of sales and compensating use taxes authorized  by  section  twelve
 hundred  ten-E  of  this  article  for  all or any portion of the period
 beginning December first, two thousand seven and ending November thirti-
 eth, two thousand twenty-seven, the county shall use all net collections
 from such additional one-quarter of one percent rate to pay the county's
 expenses for the construction of additional correctional facilities. The
 net collections from the additional rate  imposed  pursuant  to  section
 twelve  hundred  ten-E  of this article [shall be deposited in a special
 fund to be created by such county separate  and  apart  from  any  other
 funds  and accounts of the county. Any and all remaining net collections
 from such additional tax, after the expenses of  such  construction  are
 paid,]  shall be deposited by the county of Herkimer in the general fund
 of such county for any county purpose.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15190-01-6

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