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Int 0879-2008

An increase in the rate of the additional tax on the occupancy of hotel rooms imposed by chapter 25 of title 11 of such code.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Financeintroduced 2008-12-09Local Law 2008/065

Enacted as Local Law 2008/065.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2008-12-09Passed: 2008-12-29Enacted: 2008-12-29
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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41 passed · 9 died

This bill: 8 days in committee

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Sponsors (14)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2008-12-09 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2008-12-09 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2008-12-18 · Committee on Finance
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2008-12-18 · Committee on Finance
ActionAmended by Committee
2008-12-18 · Committee on Finance
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2008-12-18 · Committee on Finance
AdvancedApproved by Council
2008-12-18 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2008-12-18 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2008-12-29 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2008-12-29 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2008-12-29 · City Council

Votes (73)

Aye (63)
Christine C. QuinnJoseph P. Addabbo, Jr.Maria Del Carmen ArroyoTony AvellaMaria BaezCharles BarronGale A. BrewerLeroy G. Comrie, Jr.Bill De BlasioInez E. DickensErik Martin DilanMathieu EugeneSimcha FelderLewis A. FidlerHelen D. FosterDaniel R. GarodnickJames F. GennaroVincent J. GentileAlan J. GersonEric N. GioiaSara M. GonzalezRobert JacksonLetitia JamesMelinda R. KatzG. Oliver KoppellJessica S. LappinJohn C. LiuMelissa Mark-ViveritoMiguel MartinezDarlene MealyRosie MendezHiram MonserrateMichael C. NelsonAnnabel PalmaDomenic M. Recchia, Jr.Diana ReynaJoel RiveraJames Sanders, Jr.Larry B. SeabrookHelen SearsKendall StewartJames VaccaAlbert VannDavid I. WeprinThomas White, Jr.David YasskyDavid I. WeprinMaria BaezGale A. BrewerLeroy G. Comrie, Jr.Bill De BlasioLewis A. FidlerJames F. GennaroVincent J. GentileAlan J. GersonEric N. GioiaRobert JacksonG. Oliver KoppellDiana ReynaJoel RiveraHelen SearsAlbert VannDavid Yassky
Nay (9)
Vincent IgnizioMichael E. McMahonJames S. OddoPeter F. Vallone, Jr.Anthony ComoMichael E. McMahonPeter F. Vallone, Jr.James S. OddoVincent Ignizio
Not voting (1)
Betsy Gotbaum

Heard at (3)

City Council · 2008-12-18 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Finance · 2008-12-18 · 11:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2008-12-09 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (9)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision a of section 11-2502 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 21 for the year 1994, is amended to read as follows: (3) In addition to the tax imposed by paragraph two of this subdivision, there is hereby imposed and there shall be paid a tax for every occupancy of each room in a hotel in the city of New York (A) at the rate of five percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room up to and including August thirty-first, nineteen hundred ninety, (B) at the rate of six percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after September first, nineteen hundred ninety and before December first, nineteen hundred ninety-four, [and] (C) at the rate of five percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after December first, nineteen hundred ninety-four and before March first, two thousand nine, (D) at the rate of five and seven-eighths percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after March first, two thousand nine and before December first, two thousand eleven, and (E) at the rate of five percent of the rent or charge per day for each such room on and after December first, two thousand eleven. §2. This local law shall take effect immediately. TE#5866 12-16-08