Senate Bill S5747

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax

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Current Bill Status - On Floor Calendar

  • 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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2025-S5747 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6223
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1210, Tax L; amd §3, Chap 200 of 2002
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6446, A6688

2025-S5747 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax by two years.

2025-S5747 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5747 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5747
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 28, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 and chapter 200 of the laws of 2002 amending
   the tax law relating to certain tax rates imposed  by  the  county  of
   Ulster, in relation to extending the authority of the county of Ulster
   to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Clause 7 of subparagraph (i) of the  opening  paragraph  of
 section  1210  of  the tax law, as amended by chapter 262 of the laws of
 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (7) the county of Ulster is hereby further authorized and empowered to
 adopt and amend local laws,  ordinances  or  resolutions  imposing  such
 taxes  at  a  rate  which is one percent additional to the three percent
 rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for  the  period
 beginning  September first, two thousand two and ending November thirti-
 eth, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SEVEN;
   § 2. Section 3 of chapter 200 of the laws of 2002 amending the tax law
 relating to certain tax rates  imposed  by  the  county  of  Ulster,  as
 amended  by  chapter  262  of  the  laws  of 2023, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 3. If, pursuant to the authority of this act, the county  of  Ulster
 imposes  sales  and  compensating use taxes at a rate greater than three
 percent for all or any portion of the  period  commencing  September  1,
 2002,  and  ending  November  30, [2025] 2027, net collections from such
 additional rate of tax imposed during such period shall be deemed to be,
 and shall be included in,  net  collections  subject  to  such  county's
 existing  agreement  with  the city of Kingston entered into pursuant to
 subdivision (c) of section 1262 of the tax law and such net  collections
 shall be allocated in accordance with such agreement.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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