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A11163 • 2025

Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence

Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence

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Sponsor
Scott Gray
Last action
2026-06-05
Official status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence

Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St.
  • Lawrence Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St.
  • Lawrence from three to five percent.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    REPORTED

  2. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    RULES REPORT CAL.609

  3. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.609

  4. 2026-06-05 Assembly

    SUBSTITUTED BY S10029

  5. 2026-06-03 Assembly

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  6. 2026-04-29 Assembly

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Official Summary Text

Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence
Increases the occupancy tax in the county of St. Lawrence from three to five percent.

Current Bill Text

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

                                          11163

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                     April 29, 2026
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Ways and Means

        AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to increasing the occupancy tax
          in the county of St. Lawrence

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1.  Section 1202-l of the tax law, as added by chapter 522 of
     2  the laws of 1991, is renumbered 1202-ll.
     3    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 1202-ll of the  tax  law,  as  added  by
     4  chapter  522  of  the  laws  of  1991, and such section as renumbered by
     5  section one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
     6    (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the  contrary,  the
     7  county  of  St. Lawrence is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and
     8  amend local laws imposing in such county a tax, in addition to any other
     9  tax authorized and imposed pursuant to this article, as the  legislature
    10  has or would have the power and authority to impose upon persons occupy-
    11  ing  rooms  in hotels or motels in such county. For the purposes of this
    12  section, the term "hotel" shall mean a building or portion of  it  which
    13  is  regularly  used and kept open as such for the lodging of guests. The
    14  term "hotel" includes an apartment hotel, a motel or a  boarding  house,
    15  whether  or not meals are served. Such tax shall be imposed at a rate or
    16  rates not to exceed [three] FIVE percent of the per diem rental rate for
    17  each room whether such room is rented on a daily or longer basis.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15514-02-6