New York S 9551: Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Kingston

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S09551 Summary:

BILL NOS09551A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10737-A

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1202-ll, Tax L

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Authorizes an occupancy tax in the city of Kingston not to exceed 3%.

Go to top S09551 Actions:

BILL NOS09551A

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03/24/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

03/27/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

03/27/2026PRINT NUMBER 9551A

05/12/20261ST REPORT CAL.1080

05/13/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/14/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/28/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10737A

&nbspA10737 AMEND=A Shrestha

&nbsp03/27/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp03/30/2026amend and recommit to ways and means

&nbsp03/30/2026print number 10737a

&nbsp04/28/2026reported 

&nbsp04/30/2026advanced to third reading cal.434

&nbsp05/04/2026home rule request

&nbsp05/04/2026passed assembly

&nbsp05/04/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp05/04/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

&nbsp05/28/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9551A

&nbsp05/28/20263RD READING CAL.1080

&nbsp05/28/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/28/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9551--A

 IN SENATE

 March 24, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing an occupancy tax
 in the city of Kingston; and providing for the repeal of such
 provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1202-ll to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 1202-ll. Occupancy tax in the city of Kingston. (1) Notwithstanding
 4 any other provision of law to the contrary, the city of Kingston, in the
 5 county of Ulster, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend
 6 local laws imposing in such city a tax, in addition to any other tax
 7 authorized and imposed pursuant to this article, such as the legislature
 8 has or would have the power and authority to impose upon persons occupy-
 9 ing any room for hire in any hotel. For the purposes of this section,
 10 the term "hotel" shall mean a building or portion of such building which
 11 is rentable or consisting of rentable units providing lodging on an
 12 overnight basis for guests. The term "hotel" includes an apartment
 13 hotel, a motel, and facilities designated and commonly known as a "bed
 14 and breakfast" and similar "tourist" facilities, whether or not meals
 15 are served. The rate of such tax shall not exceed three percent of the
 16 per diem rental rate for each room whether such room is rented on a
 17 daily or longer basis.
 18 (2) Such taxes may be collected and administered by the chief fiscal
 19 officer of the city of Kingston by such means and in such manner as
 20 other taxes which are now collected and administered by such officer or
 21 as otherwise may be provided by such local law.
 22 (3) Such local laws may provide that any taxes imposed shall be paid
 23 by the person liable therefor to the owner of the room for hire in the
 24 tourist home, inn, club, hotel, motel, or other similar place of public
 25 accommodation occupied or to the person entitled to be paid the rent or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15325-03-6

 S. 9551--A 2

 1 charge the room for hire in the tourist home, inn, club, hotel, motel,
 2 or other similar place of public accommodation occupied for and on
 3 account of the city of Kingston imposing the tax and that such owner or
 4 person entitled to be paid the rent or charge shall be liable for the
 5 collection and payment of the tax; and that such owner or person enti-
 6 tled to be paid the rent or charge shall have the same right in respect
 7 to collecting the tax from the person occupying the ro