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A5269Assembly2019-2020 SessionSame asS3708

Extend North Castle Hotel Tax

Official title

“Extending the effectiveness of the occupancy tax in the town of North Castle”

Sponsor David BuchwaldAD-93Affects Finance
Status
Assembly Floor Calendar
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Companion signed

Bill progress

Signed via S3708

What's happening

This bill extends the expiration date of the North Castle occupancy tax from 2019 to 2022.

Why it matters

  1. Maintains a source of local revenue. By extending the occupancy tax, North Castle can continue to collect revenue from hotel and short-term lodging stays, supporting local budgets without raising property taxes.

  2. Affects local business and tourism. The continued tax may influence lodging prices, potentially impacting the competitiveness of local hotels or short-term rentals and the overall attractiveness of North Castle to visitors.

  3. Supports funding for public services. Revenue from this tax often goes toward municipal services or infrastructure, so its extension helps ensure ongoing funding for projects that benefit residents and businesses.

  4. Signals future legislative actions. The limited extension (only to 2022) suggests possible further review or adjustments to the tax in coming years, signaling to stakeholders that changes could be considered again soon.

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Extend North Castle Hotel Tax

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
David Buchwald

Assembly Member · Assembly District 93

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Substituted by S3708
  2. Ordered to third reading rules cal.354
  3. Rules report cal.354
  4. Reported
  5. Reported referred to rules
  6. Referred to ways and means

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.

S3708Senate

Extend North Castle Hotel Tax

Signed by Governor · Sponsor Shelley Mayer

Impact 3 · LowSigned into law

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

5269

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 8, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend chapter 506 of the laws of 2016, amending the tax law relating to the imposition of an occupancy tax in the town of North Castle, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 506 of the laws of 2016, amending the tax law relating to the imposition of an occupancy tax in the town of North Castle, is amended to read as follows:

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed September 1, [2019] 2022.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08804-01-9

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