Extends certain provisions relating to an occupancy tax in the city of Port Jervis
This bill extends the existing occupancy tax for hotels and motels in Port Jervis, New York, keeping the tax in place through September 1, 2027 (previously set to expire in 2025). It directly affects hotels and motels operating within Port Jervis by maintaining the current tax structure without new fees or requirements. The key provision simply delays the automatic expiration of this local tax authority, continuing the existing framework established in 2020. The extension applies only to Port Jervis and does not alter the tax rate or scope of the original law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed Aug 7, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended to change the expiration date of the occupancy tax in Port Jervis from September 1, 2028, to September 1, 2027, and to reflect that the bill has been amended and recommitted to the committee after being discharged.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same (occupancy tax in Port Jervis), but the timeline for the tax's effectiveness was shortened by one year.
TIMELINE
The expiration date for the occupancy tax was changed from September 1, 2028, to September 1, 2027, reducing the duration of the tax by one year.
TECHNICAL
The bill status was updated to indicate it was discharged from committee, amended, reprinted, and recommitted to the same committee.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · Assembly Jun 13, 2025
How they voted
50–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic41
80% Yea
R
Republican22
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Aug 7, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.269
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 4494A
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Skoufis
DDemocratic
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