New YorkAtlantic Beach can tax hotel stays and beach club visits
Atlantic Beach may adopt local laws taxing hotel and motel stays and beach club use, with rates capped at 3% and a 90-day hotel resident exemption.
What it does
Atlantic Beach may tax hotel and motel stays and beach club use through local laws. Rates are capped at 3%, and hotel and motel residents staying at least 90 days are exempt.
Tax revenue goes into Atlantic Beach's general fund and may support any lawful village purpose.
Argument forThe village may use collected revenue for any lawful purpose, giving local officials flexibility to support village needs.
Argument againstGuests who owe the tax could pay more to stay overnight or use a beach club, even though rates are capped.
More detail
Atlantic Beach may adopt local laws to tax hotel and motel stays and beach club use. The tax may cover overnight lodging, including bed-and-breakfast and tourist facilities, and beach clubs in Atlantic Beach. A local law must impose the tax. The rate may not exceed 3% of the daily room rental or beach club charge. People staying in a hotel or motel for at least 90 consecutive days are exempt. The tax also does not apply to certain government transactions or qualifying nonprofit transactions. The law took effect immediately and expires on December 31, 2029.
The village must put revenue from the tax in its general fund, where it may use the money for any lawful purpose. This covers revenue collected under local laws imposing the tax. This applies while the tax is imposed under local law and before this law expires on December 31, 2029.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Aug 21SIGNED CHAP.250Became Law
- Aug 14DELIVERED TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- Jun 5RETURNED TO SENATE
- Vote recorded Assembly Vote. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 5PASSED ASSEMBLYPassed 2nd Chamber
- Jun 5HOME RULE REQUEST
- Jun 5ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.559
- Jun 5SUBSTITUTED FOR A5456B
- May 28REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANSMinor
- Vote recorded Floor Vote - Version: A. Result: pass.Upper
- May 28DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- May 28PASSED SENATEPassed 1st Chamber
- May 14ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- May 132ND REPORT CAL.
- May 121ST REPORT CAL.1064
- Vote recorded Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23PRINT NUMBER 7966AMajor
- Apr 23AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONSMajor
- Jan 7REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONSMinor
- 2025
- Jun 13RECOMMITTED TO RULESMinor
- Jun 9ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1651
- Vote recorded Rules Vote. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 9COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULESMinor
- May 15REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONSIntroduced
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