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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S09850 Summary: BILL NO S09850A &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A10932-A

&nbsp SPONSOR ZELLNER &nbsp COSPNSR &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Add §1202-ll, Tax L &nbsp Authorizes an occupancy tax in the town of Amherst, county of Erie, not to exceed 2.5%.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

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IN SENATE

April 8, 2026 ___________

Introduced by Sen. ZELLNER -- 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 town of Amherst; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon 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 town of Amherst. (1) Notwithstanding 4 any other provision of law to the contrary, the town of Amherst, in the 5 county of Erie, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend 6 local laws imposing in such town 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 it which is regu- 11 larly used and kept open as such for the lodging of guests. The term 12 "hotel" includes an apartment hotel, a motel or a boarding house, wheth- 13 er or not meals are served. The rate of such tax shall not exceed two 14 and one-half percent of the per diem rental rate for each room whether 15 such room is rented on a daily or longer basis. 16 (2) Such taxes may be collected and administered by the chief fiscal 17 officer of the town of Amherst by such means and in such manner as other 18 taxes which are now collected and administered by such officer or as 19 otherwise may be provided by such local laws. 20 (3) Such local laws may provide that any taxes imposed shall be paid 21 by the person liable therefor to the owner of the room for hire in the 22 tourist home, inn, club, hotel, motel or other similar place of public 23 accommodation occupied or to the person entitled to be paid the rent or 24 charge for the room for hire in the tourist home, inn, club, hotel, 25 motel or other similar place of public accommodation occupied for and on

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15473-06-6

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1 account of the town of Amherst imposing the tax and that such owner or 2 person entitled to be paid the rent or charge shall be liable for the 3 collection and payment of the tax; and that such owner or person enti- 4 tled to be paid the rent or charge shall have the same right in respect 5 to collecting the tax from the person occupying the room for hire in the 6 tourist home, inn, club, hotel, motel or other similar place of public 7 accommodation, or in respect to nonpayment of the tax by the person 8 occupying the room for hire in the tourist home, inn, club, hotel, motel 9 or similar place of public accommodation, as if the taxes were a part of 10 the rent or charge and payable at the same time as the rent or charge; 11 provided, however, that the chief fiscal officer of the town, specified 12 in such local laws, shall be joined as a party in any action or proceed- 13 ing brought to collect the tax by the owner or by the person entitled to 14 be paid the rent or charge. 15 (4) Such local laws may provide for the filing of returns and the 16 payment of the taxes on a monthly basis or on the basis of any longer or 17 shorter period of time. 18 (5) This section shall not authorize the imposition of such tax upon 19 any of the following: 20 a. The state of New York, or any public corporation (including a 21 public corporation created pursuant to agreement or compact with another 22 state or the dominion of Canada), improvement district or other poli- 23 tical subdivision of the state; 24 b. The United States of America, insofar as it is immune from taxa- 25 tion; or 26 c. Any corporation or association, or trust, or community chest, fund 27 or foundation organized and operated exclusively for religious, charita- 28 ble or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to chil- 29 dren or animals, and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the 30 benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part 31 of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise 32 attempting to influence legislation; provided, however, that nothing in 33 this paragraph shall include an organization operated for the primary 34 purpose of carrying on a trade or business for profit, whether or not 35 all of its profits are payable to one or more organizations described in 36 this paragraph. 37 d. A permanent resident of a hotel or motel. For the purposes of this 38 section, the term "permanent resident" shall mean a natural person occu- 39 pying any room or rooms in a hotel or motel for at least thirty consec- 40 utive days. 41 (6) Any final determination of the amount of any tax payable hereunder 42 shall be reviewable for error, illegality or unconstitutionality or any 43 other reason whatsoever by a proceeding under article seventy-eight of 44 the civil practice law and rules if application therefor is made to the 45 supreme court within thirty days after the giving of notice of such 46 final determination, provided, however, that any such proceeding under 47 article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules shall not be 48 instituted unless: 49 a. The amount of any tax sought to be reviewed, with such interest and 50 penalties thereon as may be provided for by local laws or regulations 51 shall be first deposited and there shall be filed an undertaking, issued 52 by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state and 53 approved by the superintendent of financial services as to solvency and 54 responsibility, in such amount as a justice of the supreme court shall 55 approve to the effect that if such proceeding be dismissed or the tax

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1 confirmed the petitioner will pay all costs and charges which may accrue 2 in the prosecution of such proceeding; or 3 b. At the option of the petitioner, such undertaking may be in a sum 4 sufficient to cover the taxes, interests and penalties stated in such 5 determination plus the costs and charges which may accrue against it in 6 the prosecution of the proceeding, in which event the petitioner shall 7 not be required to pay such taxes, interest or penalties as a condition 8 precedent to the application. 9 (7) Where any taxes imposed hereunder shall have been erroneously, 10 illegally or unconstitutionally collected and application for the refund 11 therefor duly made to the proper fiscal officer or officers, and such 12 officer or officers shall have made a determination denying such refund, 13 such determination shall be reviewable by a proceeding under article 14 seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules, provided, however, 15 that such proceeding is instituted within thirty days after the giving 16 of the notice of such denial, that a final determination of tax due was 17 not previously made, and that an undertaking is filed with the proper 18 fiscal officer or officers in such amount and with such sureties as a 19 justice of the supreme court shall approve to the effect that if such 20 proceeding be dismissed or the taxes confirmed, the petitioner will pay 21 all costs and charges which may accrue in the prosecution of such 22 proceeding. 23 (8) Except in the case of a willfully false or fraudulent return with 24 intent to evade the tax, no assessment of additional tax shall be made 25 after the expiration of more than three years from the date of the 26 filing of a return, provided, however, that where no return has been 27 filed as provided by law the tax may be assessed at any time. 28 (9) All revenues resulting from the imposition of the tax under the 29 local laws shall be paid into the treasury of the town of Amherst and 30 shall be credited to and deposited in the general fund of the town. 31 Seventy-five percent of such revenues shall be used for any lawful 32 purposes and twenty-five percent of such revenues shall be used for 33 capital improvements at town-owned facilities related to youth and 34 amateur sports, health and wellness activities, community centers, 35 parks, and playgrounds. 36 (10) If any provision of this section or the application thereof to 37 any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this 38 section and the application of such provision to other persons or 39 circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 40 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 41 deemed repealed December 31, 2029.

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