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S 7294: Extends the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2027.
What S 7294 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to extend the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. The county is allowed to adopt and amend local laws to impose such taxes at a rate of one percent above the existing three percent rate. This authorization is valid for the period from September 1, 1994, to November 30, 2027. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.310 (2025-08-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7294
- What is the current status of S 7294?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7294 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.310".
- Did S 7294 pass?
- Yes. S 7294 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 7294, and where is it now?
- S 7294 was authored by Sen. Jacob Ashby.
Author and sponsors
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| Aug. 07, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.310 |
| 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, April 9, 2025 · 227 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7294 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to extending the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Clause 3 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of 2 section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 254 of the laws of 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 (3) the county of Rensselaer is hereby further authorized and 5 empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions 6 imposing such taxes at a rate which is one percent additional to the 7 three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county 8 for the period beginning September first, nineteen hundred ninety-four 9 and ending November thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] twenty-seven; 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11593-01-5
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