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History
- Signed chap.213
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Home rule request
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.619
- Substituted for A7411A
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 57–6
- Ordered to third reading cal.1784
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
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- Print number 5171a
- Amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Extends and increases the sales and compensating use taxes authorized for the county of Jefferson
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Addie Jenne
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5171A
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing Jefferson county to impose an additional one percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes
Purpose
Authorizes County of Jefferson to extend the current rate of sales and compensating use taxes for the period beginning September 1, 2004 and ending November 30, 2017.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the tax law to authorize and empower the county of Jefferson to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances, or resolution to increase the county sales tax to one percent and continue that additional tax rate during the period of December 1, 2015 and ending November 30, 2017.
Section 2 includes Jefferson County among the counties authorized to have a sales tax totaling one percent.
Section 3 authorizes Jefferson County to impose a one percent sales tax. Section 4 provides the effective date.
Justification
Currently, 54 out of 57 counties, exclusive of the City of New York, have sales tax rates in excess of 3% and, therefore, must ask for special legislation to continue these additional rates. Since the county began collecting the additional tax they have been able to lower their property tax rate significantly. Jefferson County has responsibly insured that the funds were used wisely and to help control costs for the benefit of all county residents. They will continue to do so with this extension of the sales and compensating use taxes.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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