Authorizes an occupancy tax in the county of Herkimer
Herkimer County in New York can now impose a 5% tax on short-term hotel and motel stays. This applies to most lodging businesses (including motels, bed-and-breakfasts, and similar facilities), but excludes government properties, non-profit organizations, and guests staying 90+ consecutive days. Hotels and motels would collect the tax from guests and remit it to the county, with all revenue funding the county's general fund for any lawful purpose. The law outlines collection procedures, refund processes, and specific exemptions to prevent double taxation.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Last action Jun 4, 2026
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The bill version was updated from A to B, reflecting procedural steps where the committee reprinted the bill after amendments. The substantive legal text regarding the occupancy tax in Herkimer County remains unchanged, including the tax section number and all exemptions.
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The bill header and committee history were updated to reflect that the bill was reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, section 2.
The section number for the occupancy tax was changed from 1202-zz-2 to 1202-zz-3, likely to accommodate a new section added in a previous version not shown in this specific diff.
Page numbers and document identifiers were updated from version A to version B.
Floor votes · Assembly May 29, 2025
How they voted
97–48
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 149
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic102
74% Yea
R
Republican47
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Jun 4, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5577B
lower
May 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 27, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 5577A
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Miller
RRepublican
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