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Int 0050-2024

Requiring food vendors to obtain a certificate of authority to collect sales tax, repeal sections 17-310 & 20-457 of such code, relating to tax clearance and minimum tax payments for renewal of mobile food licenses, permits and general vending licenses.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Consumer and Worker Protectionintroduced 2024-02-08Local Law 2024/052

Enacted as Local Law 2024/052.

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Agenda: 2024-02-08Passed: 2024-03-29Enacted: 2024-03-29

Summary

The bill would eliminate the requirement that individual employees of mobile food vending carts or trucks each have a New York State Certificate of Sales Tax Authority. This bill would also eliminate the requirement that mobile food vendors and general vendors obtain a tax clearance certificate upon renewal of a license or permit.

Committee on Consumer and Worker ProtectionDepartment of Consumer and Worker Protection and Office of Nightlife.

How it compares

26% of similar bills passed

13 passed · 37 died

This bill: 19 days in committee

Similar bills: median 219 days · 220 days when passed

Sponsors (9)

Lifecycle

HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2024-01-31 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2024-01-31 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-08 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-08 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-02-28 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2024-02-28 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
ActionAmended by Committee
2024-02-28 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2024-02-28 · Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection
AdvancedApproved by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2024-03-29 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2024-04-01 · City Council

Votes (7)

Aye (4)
Amanda C. FaríasShekar KrishnanGale A. BrewerJulie Menin
Absent (2)
Shaun AbreuChi A. Ossé
Excused (1)
Julie Won

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2024-02-28 · 11:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2024-02-08 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection · 2024-01-31 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (21)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subdivision b of section 17-309 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: 4. [Proof] Where the application is for a permit, proof that the applicant has obtained a certificate of authority to collect sales taxes pursuant to section eleven hundred thirty-four of the tax law [and has a tax clearance certificate from the state tax commission of the state of] from the New York state department of taxation and finance. � 2. Section 17-310 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED. � 3. Paragraph 4 of subdivision b of section 17-317 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 15 for the year 1995, is amended to read as follows: 4. [with respect to renewal of a food vendor license, a licensee is not in compliance with the rules promulgated by the commissioner of finance pursuant to subdivision b of section 17-310 of this subchapter] Reserved. � 4. Paragraph 4 of subdivision b of section 20-455 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: 4. Proof that the applicant has complied with all applicable laws, including compliance with section eleven hundred thirty-four of the tax law by obtaining from the [state tax commission of the state of] New York state department of taxation and finance a certificate of authority designating the applicant's sales tax identification number [and a tax clearance certificate]. � 5. Section 20-457 of the administrative code of the city of New York is REPEALED. � 6. Paragraph 5 of subdivision c of section 20-474.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 113 for the year 1989, is amended to read as follows: 5. Proof that the applicant has obtained from the [state tax commission of the state of] New York state department of taxation and finance a certificate of authority designating the applicant's sales tax identification number; � 7. This local law takes effect immediately. SS LS #10981 2/20/24 1 2