Authorizes the town of Gardiner to impose a hotel and motel tax
This bill authorizes the town of Gardiner (in Ulster County) to impose a tax of up to 5% on hotel and motel room rentals for temporary stays (excluding guests staying 90+ consecutive days). It applies to all transient guests at hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, and tourist facilities within Gardiner, but exempts government entities, nonprofit organizations, and permanent residents. The tax must be collected by the town's fiscal officer and deposited into Gardiner's general fund to support municipal services and infrastructure. The law includes specific collection procedures and a 2-year expiration date.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 7, 2025
Last action Jun 1, 2026
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The bill was amended to fix a procedural error where the committee was listed as both discharged and recommitted in the same sentence. Additionally, a line break was corrected in the title of the Assembly, and the document's internal tracking number was updated.
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Corrected the committee status description to remove a duplicate entry regarding the bill being reprinted and recommitted.
Fixed a line break in the bill's title to ensure 'Assembly' appears correctly.
Updated the internal document tracking number from LBD11917-03-6 to LBD11917-05-6.
Floor votes · Assembly May 29, 2025
How they voted
94–49
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 149
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic102
73% Yea
R
Republican47
59% 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 1, 2026
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8273B
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8273A
lower
Mar 18, 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
May 7, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sarahana Shrestha
DDemocratic/Working Families
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