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A05323 Summary:

A05323 Actions:

A05323 Committee Votes:

Committee:RULES   Chair:Glick      
DATE:04/01/2025AYE/NAY:30/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Smith
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Hevesi
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Taylor
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Vanel
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:04/01/2025AYE/NAY:31/2  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Pretlow
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Colton
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Nay
DeStefano
Nay
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Excused
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Otis
Aye
Solages
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Epstein
Aye
Septimo
Excused

A05323 Floor Votes:

A05323 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A5323
 
SPONSOR: Pretlow

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing the city of
Yonkers to impose additional sales tax; and to amend chapter 67 of the
laws of 2015, amending the tax law relating to authorizing the city of
Yonkers to impose additional sales tax, in relation to extending
provisions relating thereto
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the city of Yonkers to continue
to impose an additional one-half of one-percent for an additional two-
year period ending November 30, 2025..
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 amends the tax law to extend the authority of the city of
Yonkers to impose additional sales taxes until November 30, 2025. '
 
Section 2 amends the tax law to state the law takes effect immediately
and will expire, and therefore be deemed repealed, on November 30, 2025.
 
Section 3 is the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
In 2015 the State authorized the city of Yonkers to impose an additional
one-half of one percent of sales tax for a two year period. The legis-
lation was enacted to help ensure fiscal stability and to ensure the
continuation of delivery of critical services to Yonkers residents.
Sales and use taxes are a significant source of revenue for the city. In
the fiscal year ending in 2016 sales and use taxes amounted to
$84,164,326 million. The additional one-half of one percent of sales tax
generates approximately $11,129,446 of revenue.  The additional sales
tax revenue generated by the additional one-half of one percent of sales
tax revenue each year significantly alleviates the present fiscal stress
on the City, and its public school system, enabling efforts toward main-
taining financial stability..
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2023-2024 - A07237 Signed CHAP.178
 
Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2020„ Part XXX, Subpart C, Item CCC
 
2017-2018: Chapter 61 of the Laws of 2017, SUbpart A, Subpart CCC
 
2015-2016: Chapter 67 of the.Laws of 2015
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None to the State.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that the
amendments to clause 1 of subparagraph (ii) of the opening paragraph of
section 1210 of the tax law made by section one of this act shall not
affect the expiration and reversion of such clause and shall be deemed
expired therewith.

A05323 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5323
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 13, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Ways and Means
 
        AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation  to  authorizing  the  city  of
          Yonkers to impose additional sales tax; and to amend chapter 67 of the
          laws of 2015, amending the tax law relating to authorizing the city of
          Yonkers  to  impose  additional  sales  tax,  in relation to extending
          provisions relating thereto
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Clause 1 of subparagraph (ii) of the opening paragraph of
     2  section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 178 of  the  laws  of
     3  2023, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (1)  the city of Yonkers is hereby further authorized and empowered to
     5  adopt and amend local laws,  ordinances  or  resolutions  imposing  such
     6  taxes  at  a  rate  which  is:  (a)  one percent additional to the three
     7  percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such city;  and  (b)
     8  one-half  of  one  percent  in addition to the other rates authorized in
     9  this paragraph for such city for the period beginning  September  first,
    10  two  thousand fifteen and ending November thirtieth, two thousand [twen-
    11  ty-five] twenty-seven;
    12    § 2. Section 7 of chapter 67 of the laws of 2015, amending the tax law
    13  relating to authorizing the city of Yonkers to impose  additional  sales
    14  tax,  as  amended by chapter 178 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read
    15  as follows:
    16    § 7. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    17  deemed repealed November 30, [2025] 2027.
    18    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    19  the amendments to clause 1 of subparagraph (ii) of the opening paragraph
    20  of section 1210 of the tax law made by section one of this act shall not
    21  affect the expiration and reversion of such clause and shall  be  deemed
    22  expired therewith.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01433-01-5

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