Assembly Bill A5157

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the town of Woodbury, Orange county, to impose, by local law, a tax on hotel and motel occupancy of up to five percent of the charge therefor

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5157 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3819
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1202-cc, Tax L

2015-A5157 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the town of Woodbury, Orange county, to impose, by local law, a tax on hotel and motel occupancy of up to five percent of the per diem rental rate therefor; sets procedures for collection, enforcement, and adjudication; provides for deposit of revenues into the general fund of the town and their application to any lawful purpose.

2015-A5157 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5157

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the imposition  of  a  hotel
  and motel tax in the town of Woodbury; 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-cc  to
read as follows:
  S  1202-CC. HOTEL OR MOTEL TAXES IN THE TOWN OF WOODBURY. (1) NOTWITH-
STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN OF  WOOD-
BURY,  IN  THE  COUNTY  OF ORANGE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED TO
ADOPT AND AMEND LOCAL LAWS IMPOSING IN SUCH TOWN 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
NON-RESIDENT PERSONS OCCUPYING HOTEL OR MOTEL ROOMS IN  SUCH  TOWN.  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. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION  THE  TERM  "NON-RESIDENT"  SHALL
MEAN A PERSON NOT A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
  (2)  SUCH  TAX  MAY  BE COLLECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE CHIEF FISCAL
OFFICER OF THE TOWN OF WOODBURY 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.
                                                           LBD04618-02-5
              

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