What's happening
This bill extends Seneca County's authority to impose an additional 1% sales and use tax through November 30, 2019.
Why it matters
Continued Local Revenue. Extending Seneca County’s authority to levy an extra 1% sales tax means the county will maintain a significant source of discretionary revenue, which could help fund local services, infrastructure, or offset property taxes.
Impact on Consumers and Businesses. Residents, visitors, and businesses will continue to pay a higher sales tax rate on purchases, which could affect consumer spending and local business competitiveness, especially near county borders.
Budget Planning Certainty. The extension provides financial stability and predictability for the county, allowing for better long-term planning of budgets and projects that depend on this revenue stream.
State-Local Relationship. The bill highlights the ongoing negotiation between counties and the state government over local taxation powers, reflecting how temporary sales tax increases often become recurring sources of local funding.
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Extend Seneca 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 57–6
- Ordered to third reading cal.1563
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Extend Seneca Sales Tax
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Brian Kolb
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5826
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 2, 2017
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- 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 expiration of the authorization to the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Clause 28 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 198 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(28) the county of Seneca is hereby further authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such taxes at a rate that is one percent additional to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county for the period beginning December first, two thousand two 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.
LBD10988-01-7
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Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the expiration of the authorization to the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax
Purpose
This legislation authorizes Seneca County to extend the additional one percent sales tax until November 30, 2019.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends section 1210 of the Tax Law, granting Seneca County the authority to extend the additional one percent sales tax until November 30, 2019.
Section two contains the effective date.
Justification
The Seneca County Board of Supervisors, by Resolution No. 24-17, adopted March 21, 2017, has requested legislation to be introduced in the State Assembly and Senate to grant Seneca County the ability to extend the additional one percent sales tax.
Legislative history
New bill; similar to A.6581 of 2015, which previously extended Seneca County's authority to collect an additional one percent sales and use tax until November 30, 2017.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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