What's happening
This bill extends Greene County’s authority to impose an additional 1% sales tax until November 30, 2019.
Why it matters
Direct impact on local funding. The extension of Greene County’s authority to impose an extra 1% sales tax allows the county to continue collecting significant additional revenue, which can help fund essential local services such as public safety, infrastructure, and community programs.
Affects residents and visitors. Both Greene County residents and anyone making purchases in the county will continue to pay the higher sales tax rate, potentially influencing consumer behavior and the overall cost of goods and services.
Reflects state-local fiscal partnerships. This type of legislation is an example of how New York State enables local governments to address their own budget needs, granting flexibility to raise funds when state or federal support may be limited.
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Extend Greene County Sales Tax
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History
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–3
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1191
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3928
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 30, 2017
Introduced by Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
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
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause 15 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 278 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(15) the county of Greene 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 county for the period beginning March first, nineteen hundred ninety-three, and ending November thirtieth, 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.
LBD08916-01-7
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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
Extends from November 30, 2017 to November 30, 2019, the expiration of the authorization of the county of Greene to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax.
Summary of provisions
Section one of this bill amends Section 1210 of the Tax Law to extend the authorization for Greene County to impose an additional one percent sales tax above their statutory limit of three percent until November 30, 2019.
Section two of this bill provides for an immediate effective date.
Justification
The Greene County Legislature passed Resolution 11-17 on January 18, 2017, requesting that the New York State Legislature introduce and pass a bill to authorize the County to continue to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax for the period through November 30, 2019.
Legislative history
The current law authorizing the additional one percent sales tax was enacted by Chapter 278 of the Laws of 2015. It is set to expire on November 30, 2017
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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