Extends the period during which the city of White Plains is authorized to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax

Latest action May 12, 2025

Extends the period during which the city of White Plains is authorized to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax to 2027.

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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 A4533, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Passed as A4533, the matching Assembly bill.

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

Section 1 extends the authorization of the city of White Plains to main- tain its current rate of sales and compensating use tax. Section 2 governs the effectiveness of a sales tax extension adopted by the local government of White Plains and sets rules for the filing of the local law, ordinance or resolution adopting the extension. Section 3 sets the effective date.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 22, 2025Result: passedSenate vote on A4533, the matching Assembly bill.
(42) (11) (0) (9)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesApr 17, 2025Result: passed
(13) (1) (0) (7)

Cosponsors

Dana Levenberg

Democratic1

Dana Levenberg

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Shelley Mayer says this is needed

Since 1993, the state has authorized the city of White Plains to impose an additional one-half of one percent rate of sales tax to replace revenue lost through local preemption. Since 2008, the state has approved an additional one-quarter of one percent rate of sales tax bringing the city of White Plains sales tax rate to two and a quarter percent. In 2010, the city asked for and the state enacted legislation to permit the city of White Plains to impose an additional one-quarter of one percent rate of sales tax and to require the city to pay the proceeds of this 2010 rate increase into a contingency and tax stabili- zation reserve fund under section 6-e of the general municipal law. In 2023 the State removed the requirement to deposit the one-quarter of one percent portion of the tax levy into the Contingency and Tax Stabiliza- tion Reserve Fund. The current sales tax rate of 8.375% in White Plains, of which 2.5% goes to the city, is equal to that of other municipalities in Westchester County except for the City of Yonkers which has a higher sales tax rate. This bill will permit the city of White Plains to continue to impose each of these additional tax rates through August 31, 2027. Sales and use taxes are a significant source of revenue for the city. In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, sales and use taxes amounted to $57.5 million (29% of $200.3 million) in total General Fund revenues.

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

May 12, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Assembly
May 12, 2025
Signed
SIGNED CHAP.127
NY Assembly
Apr 22, 2025
3RD Reading CAL.685
3RD READING CAL.685
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 22, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR S5560
NY Senate

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Apr 17, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Apr 17, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.685
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.685
NY Senate
Apr 2, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
Apr 2, 2025
Home Rule Request
HOME RULE REQUEST
NY Assembly
Apr 2, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Apr 2, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
Apr 1, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Apr 1, 2025
Rules Report CAL.126
RULES REPORT CAL.126
NY Assembly
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly

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