Extends the authorization for Otsego county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes

Latest action Aug 7, 2025

Extends the authorization for Otsego county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes.

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Where it stands

Signed into law.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A4842, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Tax Law.

Committee

Investigations And Government Operations · New York State Senate

Also referred to Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

Extends the authorization for Otsego County to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 27, 2025Result: passed
(50) (9) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Investigations And Government Operations
Senate Investigations And Government OperationsApr 29, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

The sponsor's argument

Why Peter Oberacker says this is needed

Otsego County and most all of New York State's counties are beset by increasing costs in providing county municipal services, and Otsego County does not believe it fair to unduly raise the ad valorum tax upon the property owners in this County to pay these increased costs; rather a sales tax increase appears to be a fair means considering particularly the potential payers of such a sales tax; and The County of Otsego has adopted a resolution (No.67-20250102) request- ing the New York State Legislature to amend Article 29, and particularly Section 1210 of the Tax Law, to permit Otsego County to continue the local combined sales and compensating use tax for Otsego County to four percent (4%) beyond the November 30, 2025 expiration date.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Aug 7, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.258
NY Senate
Aug 4, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Jun 17, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.890
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.890
NY Assembly
Jun 17, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 17, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Jun 17, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A4842
NY Assembly
Jun 12, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
May 27, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 27, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 27, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 1, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 30, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Apr 29, 2025
1ST Report CAL.799
1ST REPORT CAL.799
NY Senate
Feb 6, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate

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