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S 7540: Extends the one percent increased county sales tax for Putnam county for two years; requires one-ninth of such one percent increase in sales tax be allocated to towns and villages in such county.
What S 7540 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill extends the one percent increased county sales tax in Putnam County for a specific period. The tax rate can be adjusted by the county for a limited time. The county will allocate nine-tenths of the additional net collections from the tax to towns and villages in the county based on their population. Each town and village will receive a minimum of $50,000 annually to fund local infrastructure projects and capital improvements. The tax changes will take effect immediately.
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Last action: SIGNED CHAP.313 (2025-08-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7540
- What is the current status of S 7540?
- As of September 28, 2025, S 7540 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.313".
- Did S 7540 pass?
- Yes. S 7540 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 7540, and where is it now?
- S 7540 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham with 1 coauthor.
Author and sponsors
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| Aug. 07, 2025 | SIGNED CHAP.313 |
| Aug. 04, 2025 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | returned to senate |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | passed assembly |
| Jun. 16, 2025 | home rule request |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 22, 2025 · 258 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7540 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 one percent increased county sales tax for Putnam county The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Clause 39 of subparagraph (i) of the opening paragraph of 2 section 1210 of the tax law, as amended by chapter 238 of the laws of 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 (39) the county of Putnam is hereby further authorized and empowered 5 to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such 6 taxes at a rate that is: (i) one-half of one percent additional to the 7 three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such county 8 for the period beginning September first, two thousand five and ending 9 August thirty-first, two thousand seven; and (ii) one percent additional 10 to the three percent rate authorized above in this paragraph for such 11 county for the period beginning September first, two thousand seven and 12 ending November thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] twenty-seven; 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11653-01-5
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