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Int 0491-2003

Increasing the sales tax.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Financeintroduced 2003-05-28Local Law 2003/035

Enacted as Local Law 2003/035.

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Agenda: 2003-05-28Passed: 2003-06-04Enacted: 2003-06-04
Committee on FinanceExecutive Budget review and Budget modification, Banking Commission, Comptroller's Office, Department of Finance, Independent Budget Office, Office of Administrative Tax Appeal, and fiscal policy and revenue from any source.

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37 passed · 13 died

This bill: 7 days in committee

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Sponsors (3)

Lifecycle

HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2003-05-28 · Committee on Finance
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2003-05-28 · Committee on Finance
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2003-05-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2003-05-28 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2003-05-28 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2003-05-28 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2003-06-04 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2003-06-04 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2003-06-04 · City Council

Votes (71)

Aye (64)
Gifford MillerJoseph P. Addabbo, Jr.Tony AvellaMaria BaezCharles BarronTracy L. BoylandGale A. BrewerYvette D. ClarkeLeroy G. Comrie, Jr.James E. DavisErik Martin DilanPedro Espada, Jr.Simcha FelderLewis A. FidlerHelen D. FosterJames F. GennaroAlan J. GersonVincent J. GentileEric N. GioiaSara M. GonzalezRobert JacksonAllan W. Jennings, Jr.Melinda R. KatzG. Oliver KoppellBill De BlasioJohn C. LiuMargarita LopezMiguel MartinezMichael E. McMahonHiram MonserrateEva S. MoskowitzMichael C. NelsonBill PerkinsMadeline T. ProvenzanoChristine C. QuinnDomenic M. Recchia, Jr.Philip ReedDiana ReynaJoel RiveraJames Sanders, Jr.Larry B. SeabrookHelen SearsJose M. SerranoKendall StewartPeter F. Vallone, Jr.Albert VannDavid I. WeprinDavid YasskyDavid I. WeprinTracy L. BoylandMargarita LopezMadeline T. ProvenzanoChristine C. QuinnEva S. MoskowitzJoel RiveraLeroy G. Comrie, Jr.Bill De BlasioLewis A. FidlerRobert JacksonMichael E. McMahonHelen SearsGale A. BrewerMichael C. NelsonBill Perkins
Nay (5)
Dennis P. GallagherAndrew J. LanzaJames S. OddoDennis P. GallagherJames S. Oddo
Abstain (1)
Simcha Felder
Not voting (1)
Betsy Gotbaum

Heard at (2)

City Council · 2003-05-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Finance · 2003-05-28 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 11-2002 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: On and after July first, nineteen hundred seventy-four, there is hereby imposed within the city of New York and there shall be paid a tax upon receipts, rent, dues and charges specified in the following subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) at the rate of four percent until and including June thirtieth, nineteen hundred seventy-five and at the rate of three percent thereafter, and on and after September first, nineteen hundred seventy, in addition to the foregoing tax, there is hereby imposed within the city of New York and there shall be paid a tax of six percent upon the receipts specified in the following subdivision (g) and on and after March first, nineteen hundred seventy-six, there is hereby imposed within the city of New York and there shall be paid a tax of four percent upon the receipts specified in the following subdivision (h), provided that the tax hereby imposed upon the receipts specified in the following subdivision (h) shall be paid at the rate of four and one-eighth percent during the period beginning September first, two thousand three and ending May thirty-first, two thousand five: � 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision (a) of section 11-2040 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by section 7 of Part A of a chapter of the laws of 2003 amending the tax law and other laws relating to the imposition of certain taxes in the city of New York, as proposed in legislative bill numbers S.4968 and A.8388, is amended to read as follows: (a) On and after September first, nineteen hundred seventy-five, there is hereby imposed within the city and there shall be paid a tax at the rate of four percent upon the receipts from every sale, except for resale, of the following services, provided, however, that the tax hereby imposed shall not be imposed after December thirty-first, two thousand five, on receipts from the sales of services specified in paragraph one of this subdivision, provided, further, however, that the tax hereby imposed shall be paid at the rate of four and one-eighth percent during the period beginning September first, two thousand three and ending May thirty-first, two thousand five: � 3. This local law shall take effect September 1, 2003, and shall expire and be deemed repealed on May 31, 2005.