S 4887 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizes an occupancy tax in the county of Herkimer

This bill authorizes Herkimer County to impose a 5% tax on overnight hotel, motel, and bed-and-breakfast stays. It applies to businesses renting rooms for lodging (excluding government entities, nonprofits, and guests staying 90+ consecutive days). The county can implement this tax via local law, with revenue funding the county's general fund. The tax rate is capped at 5% of the room's daily rental price, and collection mechanisms mirror existing county tax processes.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Aug 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

S4887A → S4887B · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from S 4887-A to S 4887-B and re-referred to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, indicating it is being reconsidered after a previous review. The substantive text of the legislation remains unchanged, as the new version simply reorganizes the existing clauses regarding the occupancy tax in Herkimer County.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still authorizes Herkimer County to impose an occupancy tax on hotel rooms.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and bill number were updated from S 4887-A to S 4887-B to reflect its re-submission status.

The section number for the new tax provision was changed from 1202-zz-2 to 1202-zz-3, and the internal paragraph numbering was re-indexed to start at (2) instead of (3).

The document tracking number at the bottom was updated from LBD08651-05-5 to LBD08651-07-6.

REQUIREMENT

The procedural history was updated to show the bill was re-referred to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, section 8.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026 · Assembly Jun 4, 2026

How they voted

47–13

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 63

May 28, 2026

D Democratic41

34 Yea 6 Nay 1

82% Yea

R Republican22

13 Yea 7 Nay 2

59% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 21, 2026

Signed into law

SIGNED CHAP.244

upper

Jun 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 28, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4887B

upper

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4887A

upper

Apr 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors