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A09774 Summary:

A09774 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A9774
 
SPONSOR: Otis

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization
of the city of New Rochelle to impose an additional sales and compensat-
ing use tax
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
Amends the tax law to authorize the city of New Rochelle to adopt and
amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions to continue to impose a one
percent additional tax rate during the period beginning January 1, 2021
and ending December 31, 2023.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 Clause 4 of subparagraph (ii) of the opening paragraph of
section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 61 of the laws of
2017, is amended to read as follows:
 
(4) the city of New Rochelle 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 city for the period
beginning September 1, 1993 and ending December 31, 2023.
 
 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
 
n/a
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The city of New Rochelle is requesting authorization from the legisla-
ture to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax
above the standard three percent rate for the period January 1, 2021 to
December 31, 2023. Revenues from the additional tax will assist the City
of New Rochelle in providing essential services, while maintaining a
balanced budget.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
Chapter 61 of 2017
 
A5679 Otis/S2322 Latimer, Chapter 274 of the Laws of 2015
 
A5138 Otis/S2591 Latimer, Chapter 312 of the Laws of 2013
 
A3243 Latimer/S2915 Oppenheimer, Chapter 111 of the Laws of 2011
 
A288 Latimer/S1888 Oppenheimer, Chapter 253 of the Laws of 2009
 
A7903 Latimer/S5114 Oppenheimer, Chapter 253 of the Laws of 2007
 
A8769 Rules (Latimer) S 5666 Oppenheimer, Chapter 253 of the Laws of
2005
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
The legislation will result in additional revenues for the City of New
Rochelle annually.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

A09774 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9774
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 11, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. OTIS, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Ways and Means
 
        AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the  authorization
          of  the city of New Rochelle to impose an additional sales and compen-
          sating use tax
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Clause 4 of subparagraph (ii) of the opening paragraph of
     2  section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by section 1 of subpart  DDD  of
     3  part A of chapter 61 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (4)  the  city  of  New  Rochelle  is  hereby  further  authorized and
     5  empowered to adopt and  amend  local  laws,  ordinances  or  resolutions
     6  imposing  such  taxes  at  a rate which is one percent additional to the
     7  three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such city  for
     8  the  period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-three and
     9  ending December thirty-first, two thousand [twenty] twenty-three;
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14841-01-0