A06828 Summary:
BILL NO | A06828A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S04549-A |
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SPONSOR | Buchwald |
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COSPNSR | |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Add S1202-x, Tax L | |
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Imposes an occupancy tax in the town of North Castle. |
A06828 Actions:
BILL NO | A06828A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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04/19/2013 | referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/12/2013 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2013 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2013 | rules report cal.342 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/17/2013 | ordered to third reading rules cal.342 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2013 | home rule request | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2013 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2013 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2013 | REFERRED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | DIED IN SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/08/2014 | referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/22/2014 | amend and recommit to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/22/2014 | print number 6828a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2014 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | rules report cal.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/09/2014 | ordered to third reading rules cal.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2014 | home rule request | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2014 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2014 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2014 | REFERRED TO RULES |
A06828 Floor Votes:
ER
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
No
Simanowitz
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Gottfried
No
Lupinacci
No
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
No
Curran
Yes
Graf
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
No
Skartados
Yes
Aubry
No
Cusick
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pretlow
No
Skoufis
Yes
Barclay
ER
Cymbrowitz
No
Hawley
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Quart
No
Solages
No
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Heastie
No
Malliotakis
No
Ra
Yes
Stec
No
Barron
Yes
Dinowitz
No
Hennessey
Yes
Markey
No
Rabbitt
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
No
DiPietro
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Mayer
No
Raia
AB
Stevenson
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
ER
Hikind
Yes
McDonald
No
Ramos
No
Stirpe
No
Borelli
No
Englebright
Yes
Hooper
No
McDonough
No
Reilich
Yes
Sweeney
AB
Boyland
No
Espinal
Yes
Jacobs
No
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera
No
Tedisco
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jaffee
No
McLaughlin
No
Roberts
No
Tenney
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
No
Johns
No
Miller
ER
Robinson
No
Thiele
No
Brindisi
Yes
Finch
Yes
Jordan
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titone
No
Bronson
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Katz
No
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Walter
Yes
Buchwald
No
Gabryszak
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Butler
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Cahill
ER
Gantt
Yes
Kim
Yes
Nojay
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Camara
No
Garbarino
Yes
Kolb
ER
Nolan
No
Saladino
Yes
Wright
No
Ceretto
No
Gibson
No
Lalor
Yes
Oaks
No
Santabarbara
No
Zebrowski
Yes
Clark
ER
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Colton
ER
Gjonaj
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Cook
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Corwin
No
Goldfeder
No
Lopez
Yes
Palmesano
No
Sepulveda
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Yes
Abbate
No
Curran
No
Hawley
Yes
Markey
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Abinanti
No
Cusick
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Mayer
No
Ra
No
Stirpe
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Hennessey
Yes
McDonald
No
Raia
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Davila
Yes
Hevesi
No
McDonough
No
Ramos
No
Tedisco
No
Barclay
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hikind
No
McKevitt
Yes
Rivera
ER
Tenney
No
Barrett
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hooper
No
McLaughlin
No
Roberts
No
Thiele
Yes
Benedetto
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobs
No
Miller
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Titone
No
Blankenbush
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Millman
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Titus
No
Borelli
Yes
Englebright
No
Johns
No
Montesano
Yes
Rosa
No
Walter
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Katz
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
ER
Weisenberg
No
Brindisi
No
Finch
Yes
Kearns
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Weprin
No
Bronson
No
Fitzpatrick
AB
Kellner
No
Nojay
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Wright
Yes
Brook-Krasny
No
Friend
Yes
Kim
Yes
Nolan
No
Saladino
No
Zebrowski
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Galef
No
Kolb
No
Oaks
No
Santabarbara
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Butler
Yes
Gantt
No
Lalor
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Cahill
No
Garbarino
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
ER
Camara
No
Giglio
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schimminger
No
Ceretto
No
Gjonaj
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sepulveda
Yes
Clark
Yes
Glick
No
Lopez
No
Palumbo
No
Simanowitz
Yes
Colton
No
Goldfeder
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Cook
No
Goodell
No
Lupinacci
No
Peoples-Stokes
No
Skartados
No
Corwin
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Magee
Yes
Perry
No
Skoufis
Yes
Crespo
No
Graf
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
No
Solages
Yes
Crouch
No
Gunther
No
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
No
Stec
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A06828 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6828--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 19, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the imposition of an occu- pancy tax in the town of North Castle; 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: 1 Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1202-x to 2 read as follows: 3 § 1202-x. Occupancy tax in the town of North Castle. (1) Notwithstand- 4 ing any other provision of law to the contrary, the town of North 5 Castle, in the county of Westchester, is hereby authorized and empowered 6 to adopt and amend local laws imposing in such town a tax, in addition 7 to any other tax authorized and imposed pursuant to this article, such 8 as the legislature has or would have the power and authority to impose 9 upon persons occupying any room for hire in any hotel. For the purposes 10 of this section, the term "hotel" shall mean a building or portion of it 11 which is regularly used and kept open as such for the lodging of guests. 12 The term "hotel" includes an apartment hotel, a motel or a boarding 13 house, whether or not meals are served. The rate of such tax shall not 14 exceed three percent of the per diem rental rate for each room whether 15 such room is rented on a daily or longer basis. 16 (2) Such taxes may be collected and administered by the chief fiscal 17 officer of the town of North Castle by such means and in such manner as 18 other taxes which are now collected and administered by such officer or 19 as otherwise may be provided by such local law. 20 (3) Such local laws may provide that any taxes imposed shall be paid 21 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. LBD04978-04-4A. 6828--A 2 1 tourist home, inn, club, hotel, motel or other similar place of public 2 accommodation occupied or to the person entitled to be paid the rent or 3 charge for the room for hire in the tourist home, inn, club, hotel, 4 motel or other similar place of public accommodation occupied for and on 5 account of the town of North Castle imposing the tax and that such owner 6 or person entitled to be paid the rent or charge shall be liable for the 7 collection and payment of the tax; and that such owner or person enti- 8 tled to be paid the rent or charge shall have the same right in respect 9 to collecting the tax from the person occupying the room for hire in the 10 tourist home, inn, club, hotel, motel or other similar place of public 11 accommodation, or in respect to nonpayment of the tax by the person 12 occupying the room for hire in the tourist home, inn, club, hotel, motel 13 or similar place of public accommodation, as if the taxes were a part of 14 the rent or charge and payable at the same time as the rent or charge; 15 provided, however, that the chief fiscal officer of the town, specified 16 in such local laws, shall be joined as a party in any action or proceed- 17 ing brought to collect the tax by the owner or by the person entitled to 18 be paid the rent or charge. 19 (4) Such local laws may provide for the filing of returns and the 20 payment of the taxes on a monthly basis or on the basis of any longer or 21 shorter period of time. 22 (5) This section shall not authorize the imposition of such tax upon 23 any of the following: 24 a. The state of New York, or any public corporation (including a 25 public corporation created pursuant to agreement or compact with another 26 state or the dominion of Canada), improvement district or other poli- 27 tical subdivision of the state; 28 b. The United States of America, insofar as it is immune from taxa- 29 tion; or 30 c. Any corporation or association, or trust, or community chest, fund 31 or foundation organized and operated exclusively for religious, charita- 32 ble or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to chil- 33 dren or animals, and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the 34 benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part 35 of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise 36 attempting to influence legislation; provided, however, that nothing in 37 this paragraph shall include an organization operated for the primary 38 purpose of carrying on a trade or business for profit, whether or not 39 all of its profits are payable to one or more organizations described in 40 this paragraph. 41 d. A permanent resident of a hotel or motel. For the purposes of this 42 section, the term "permanent resident" shall mean a natural person occu- 43 pying any room or rooms in a hotel or motel for at least thirty consec- 44 utive days. 45 (6) Any final determination of the amount of any tax payable hereunder 46 shall be reviewable for error, illegality or unconstitutionality or any 47 other reason whatsoever by a proceeding under article seventy-eight of 48 the civil practice law and rules if application therefor is made to the 49 supreme court within thirty days after the giving of notice of such 50 final determination, provided, however, that any such proceeding under 51 article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules shall not be 52 instituted unless: 53 a. The amount of any tax sought to be reviewed, with such interest and 54 penalties thereon as may be provided for by local laws or regulations 55 shall be first deposited and there shall be filed an undertaking, issued 56 by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state andA. 6828--A 3 1 approved by the superintendent of financial services of this state as to 2 solvency and responsibility, in such amount as a justice of the supreme 3 court shall approve to the effect that if such proceeding be dismissed 4 or the tax confirmed the petitioner will pay all costs and charges which 5 may accrue in the prosecution of such proceeding; or 6 b. At the option of the petitioner, such undertaking may be in a sum 7 sufficient to cover the taxes, interests and penalties stated in such 8 determination plus the costs and charges which may accrue against it in 9 the prosecution of the proceeding, in which event the petitioner shall 10 not be required to pay such taxes, interest or penalties as a condition 11 precedent to the application. 12 (7) Where any taxes imposed hereunder shall have been erroneously, 13 illegally or unconstitutionally collected and application for the refund 14 therefor duly made to the proper fiscal officer or officers, and such 15 officer or officers shall have made a determination denying such refund, 16 such determination shall be reviewable by a proceeding under article 17 seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules, provided, however, 18 that such proceeding is instituted within thirty days after the giving 19 of the notice of such denial, that a final determination of tax due was 20 not previously made, and that an undertaking is filed with the proper 21 fiscal officer or officers in such amount and with such sureties as a 22 justice of the supreme court shall approve to the effect that if such 23 proceeding be dismissed or the taxes confirmed, the petitioner will pay 24 all costs and charges which may accrue in the prosecution of such 25 proceeding. 26 (8) Except in the case of a willfully false or fraudulent return with 27 intent to evade the tax, no assessment of additional tax shall be made 28 after the expiration of more than three years from the date of the 29 filing of a return, provided, however, that where no return has been 30 filed as provided by law the tax may be assessed at any time. 31 (9) All revenues resulting from the imposition of the tax under the 32 local laws shall be paid into the treasury of the town of North Castle 33 and shall be credited to and deposited in the general fund of the town. 34 Such revenues may be used for any lawful purpose. 35 (10) Each enactment of such a local law may provide for the imposition 36 of a hotel or motel tax for a period of time no longer than three years 37 from the date of its enactment. Nothing in this section shall prohibit 38 the adoption and enactment of local laws, pursuant to the provisions of 39 this section, upon the expiration of any other local law adopted pursu- 40 ant to this section. 41 (11) If any provision of this section or the application thereof to 42 any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this 43 section and the application of such provision to other persons or 44 circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 45 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 46 deemed repealed September 1, 2017.