What's happening
This bill extends Suffolk County's authority to impose hotel and motel taxes until December 31, 2019.
Why it matters
Continued Revenue for Local Services. Extending the hotel and motel tax allows Suffolk County to maintain a dedicated stream of revenue, which can support local services, tourism initiatives, and infrastructure without raising other taxes.
Impact on Visitors and Tourism Industry. The extension means that visitors staying at hotels and motels will keep paying this tax, potentially affecting the overall cost of visiting Suffolk County and influencing tourism-related businesses.
Short-Term Financial Planning. By extending the authority only until the end of 2019, the bill provides a short window for county officials to plan future budgets and consider the long-term use or adjustment of this tax.
Local Control and Flexibility. The legislation reinforces local government’s ability to manage its own tax policy, giving Suffolk County flexibility in addressing its unique fiscal and economic needs.
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Extend Suffolk Hotel Tax
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7691
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the expiration of the authority granted to the county of Suffolk to impose hotel and motel taxes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 1202-o of the tax law, as amended by chapter 348 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(7) Such local law shall provide for the imposition of a hotel or motel tax until December thirty-first, two thousand [seventeen] nineteen.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11492-01-7
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