Assembly Bill A8490A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes occupancy taxes in the city of Utica and the city of Rome

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Bill Amendments

2025-A8490 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8155
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§1202-oo & 1202-pp, Tax L

2025-A8490 - Summary

Authorizes occupancy taxes in the city of Utica and the city of Rome not to exceed 3%.

2025-A8490 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8490
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing occupancy  taxes
   in  the  city  of  Utica  and  the city of Rome; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon the 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-kk to
 read as follows:
   § 1202-KK. OCCUPANCY TAX IN THE CITY OF UTICA. (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE CITY OF UTICA, IN THE COUNTY
 OF ONEIDA, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND  AMEND  LOCAL
 LAWS  IMPOSING  IN SUCH CITY A TAX, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER TAX AUTHOR-
 IZED AND IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SUCH AS THE  LEGISLATURE  HAS
 OR  WOULD  HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE UPON PERSONS OCCUPYING
 ANY ROOM FOR HIRE IN ANY HOTEL. FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 TERM  "HOTEL" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING OR PORTION OF SUCH BUILDING WHICH IS
 RENTABLE OR CONSISTING OF RENTABLE UNITS PROVIDING LODGING ON  AN  OVER-
 NIGHT  BASIS FOR GUESTS. THE TERM "HOTEL" INCLUDES AN APARTMENT HOTEL, A
 MOTEL, AND FACILITIES DESIGNATED AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS A "BED AND BREAK-
 FAST" AND SIMILAR "TOURIST" FACILITIES, WHETHER OR NOT MEALS ARE SERVED.
 THE RATE OF SUCH TAX SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE  PERCENT  OF  THE  PER  DIEM
 RENTAL  RATE  FOR  EACH  ROOM  WHETHER SUCH ROOM IS RENTED ON A DAILY OR
 LONGER BASIS.
   (2) SUCH TAXES MAY BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE  CHIEF  FISCAL
 OFFICER  OF  THE CITY OF UTICA 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 TAXES IMPOSED SHALL BE PAID
 BY THE PERSON LIABLE THEREFOR TO THE OWNER OF THE ROOM FOR HIRE  IN  THE
 TOURIST  HOME, INN, CLUB, HOTEL, MOTEL, OR OTHER SIMILAR PLACE OF PUBLIC
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13005-02-5
              

2025-A8490A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8155
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§1202-oo & 1202-pp, Tax L

2025-A8490A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes occupancy taxes in the city of Utica and the city of Rome not to exceed 3%.

2025-A8490A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8490--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 19, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing occupancy taxes
   in the city of Utica and the city  of  Rome;  and  providing  for  the
   repeal of such provisions upon the 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-oo  to
 read as follows:
   § 1202-OO. OCCUPANCY TAX IN THE CITY OF UTICA. (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE CITY OF UTICA, IN THE COUNTY
 OF  ONEIDA,  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL
 LAWS IMPOSING IN SUCH CITY A TAX, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER  TAX  AUTHOR-
 IZED  AND  IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SUCH AS THE LEGISLATURE HAS
 OR WOULD HAVE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE UPON  PERSONS  OCCUPYING
 ANY  ROOM  FOR  HIRE IN ANY HOTEL. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 TERM "HOTEL" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING OR PORTION OF SUCH BUILDING WHICH  IS
 RENTABLE  OR  CONSISTING OF RENTABLE UNITS PROVIDING LODGING ON AN OVER-
 NIGHT BASIS FOR GUESTS. THE TERM "HOTEL" INCLUDES AN APARTMENT HOTEL,  A
 MOTEL, AND FACILITIES DESIGNATED AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS A "BED AND BREAK-
 FAST" AND SIMILAR "TOURIST" FACILITIES, WHETHER OR NOT MEALS ARE SERVED.
 THE  RATE  OF  SUCH  TAX  SHALL NOT EXCEED THREE PERCENT OF THE PER DIEM
 RENTAL RATE FOR EACH ROOM WHETHER SUCH ROOM IS  RENTED  ON  A  DAILY  OR
 LONGER BASIS.
   (2)  SUCH  TAXES MAY BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE CHIEF FISCAL
 OFFICER OF THE CITY OF UTICA 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 TAXES IMPOSED SHALL  BE  PAID
 BY  THE  PERSON LIABLE THEREFOR TO THE OWNER OF THE ROOM FOR HIRE IN THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13005-04-5
              

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