What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Substituted by A6891
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.587
- Referred to investigations and government operations
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Greene until 2011
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Peter Lopez
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization for imposition of additional sales and compensating use taxes in Greene county
Purpose
To authorize the Greene County Legislature to impose an additional 1% sales tax for a 2 year period.
Summary of provisions
The bill amends section 1210 of the tax law to extend the authorization for Greene County to impose an additional 1% sales tax until November 30, 2011.
Existing law
The law is set to expire on November 30, 2009.
Justification
The Greene County Legislature passed a resolution requesting that the New York State Legislature introduce and pass a bill to authorize the county to impose an additional 1% sales and use tax for the period through November 30, 2011.
Legislative history
The law was previously extended by Chapter 116 of the laws of 2007.
Fiscal implications
None to the state
Effective date
Immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.