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S 4495: Extends the village of Goshen's authority to impose a hotel and motel tax of up to five percent for an additional two years.
What S 4495 does, verified August 8, 2025
The bill amends the tax law to allow the village of Goshen to impose a hotel and motel tax. This change takes effect immediately and will expire after 4 years. The tax will be repealed after the specified period. The bill aims to give the village more control over local taxation and revenue generation.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.270 (2025-08-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4495
- What is the current status of S 4495?
- As of August 8, 2025, S 4495 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on August 7, 2025, was "SIGNED CHAP.270".
- Did S 4495 pass?
- Yes. S 4495 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action August 7, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote S 4495, and where is it now?
- S 4495 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis.
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| Aug. 07, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.270 |
| Aug. 04, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 17, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 17, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 17, 2025 | home rule request |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 5, 2025 · 189 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4495 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend chapter 290 of the laws of 2023, amending the tax law relating to authorizing the village of Goshen to impose a hotel and motel tax, in relation to the effectiveness thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 290 of the laws of 2023 amending the 2 tax law relating to authorizing the village of Goshen to impose a hotel 3 and motel tax, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 5 deemed repealed [2] 4 years after such date. 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02217-01-5
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