The current rate of the additional tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms is five and seven-eighths percent. Under existing law, on December 1, 2015, this rate will change to five percent. This bill would extend the current rate of five and seven-eighths percent through November 30, 2019. Beginning on December 1, 2019, the rate would change to five percent.
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Affirmative
- Maria Del Carmen Arroyo
- Inez D. Barron
- James G. Van Bramer
- Fernando Cabrera
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andrew Cohen
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Laurie A. Cumbo
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Mathieu Eugene
- Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
- Daniel R. Garodnick
- Vincent J. Gentile
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- David G. Greenfield
- Barry S. Grodenchik
- Corey D. Johnson
- Ben Kallos
- Andy L. King
- Karen Koslowitz
- Rory I. Lancman
- Brad S. Lander
- Stephen T. Levin
- Mark Levine
- Alan N. Maisel
- Melissa Mark-Viverito
- Darlene Mealy
- Carlos Menchaca
- Rosie Mendez
- Annabel Palma
- Antonio Reynoso
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Deborah L. Rose
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Ritchie J. Torres
- Mark Treyger
- James Vacca
- Paul A. Vallone
- Jumaane D. Williams
- Ruben Wills
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Int. No. 982-A
By Council Members Ferreras-Copeland, Koo and Kallos
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to extending the rate of the additional tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision a of section 11-2502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 151 for the year 2013, is amended to read as follows:
(3) In addition to the tax imposed by paragraph two of this subdivision, there is hereby imposed and there shall be paid a tax for every occupancy of each room in a hotel in the city of New York (A) at the rate of five percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room up to and including August thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety, (B) at the rate of six percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after September first, nineteen hundred ninety and before December first, nineteen hundred ninety-four, (C) at the rate of five percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after December first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and before March first, two thousand nine, (D) at the rate of five and seven-eighths percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after March first, two thousand nine and before December first, two thousand thirteen, (E) at the rate of five percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after December first, two thousand thirteen and before December twentieth, two thousand thirteen, (F) at the rate of five and seven-eighths percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after December twentieth, two thousand thirteen and before December first, two thousand [fifteen]nineteen, and (G) at the rate of five percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after December first, two thousand [fifteen]nineteen.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately, except that if it becomes law after December 1, 2015, it is retroactive to and deemed to have been in full force and effect as of December 1, 2015.
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10/27/2015 3:05pm, amended 11/12/2015 1:46pm.