BILL NUMBER: S5192
SPONSOR: STEWART-COUSINS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 504 of the laws of 2016, amending the tax law
relating to authorizing the town of Greenburgh to adopt a local law to
impose a hotel/motel occupancy tax for hotels not located in a village;
authorizing specified villages in the towns of Greenburgh and Mount
Pleasant to adopt local laws to impose a hotel/motel occupancy tax in
such villages, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to extend the authorization of the town of
Greenburgh; the villages of Tarrytown, Irvington, Ardsley, Elmsford,
Dobbs Ferry, and Hastings-on-Hudson, located within the town of Green-
burgh; and the village of Sleepy Hollow, located within the town of
Mount Pleasant, to impose a hotel/motel occupancy tax of no greater than
three percent until September 1, 2027.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill amends the tax law to extend the expiration date
of the authorization for the town of Greenburgh; the villages of Tarry-
town, Irvington, Ardsley, Elmsford, Dobbs Ferry, and Hastings-on-Hudson,
located within the town of Greenburgh; and the village of Sleepy Hollow,
located within the town of Mount Pleasant, to impose a hotel/motel occu-
pancy tax until September 1, 2027.
Section 2 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Municipalities need additional non-property tax sources of revenue to
fund the basic services to keep their communities safe and properly
serviced. This legislation will assist the town of Greenburgh; the
villages of Tarrytown, Irvington, Ardsley, Elmsford, Dobbs Ferry, and
Hastings-on-Hudson, located within the town of Greenburgh; and the
village of Sleepy Sleepy Hollow, located within the town of Mount Pleas-
ant, in funding necessary services.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2022 - S8413 (Stewart-Cousins);Chapter 415
2019 - S3404 (Stewart-Cousins);Chapter 189
2016 - S6872 (Stewart-Cousins);Chapter 504
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.