New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11552: Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county
Status: Signed into law, July 6, 2026
Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county; provides for the support of a not-for-profit organization that manages and owns the first lighthouse built in New York, a national register of historic places site in Suffolk county that has been named a national historic landmark and is a New York state historic site.
What the bill says
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to increasing and providing for the distribution of the revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county.
From the introduced text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to increasing and providing for the distribution of the revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 1202-o of the tax law, as amended by chapter 813 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: (6) Such local law shall provide that all revenues resulting from the imposition of the tax payable hereunder shall be paid into the treasury of the county of Suffolk and shall be distributed [within thirty days of receipt] by the county proportional to the annual amount due under the following formula: (a) [six] FOUR million FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND dollars per fiscal year, shall be delivered to a not-for-profit tourism promotion agency [that has experience with] FOR THE PURPOSE OF tourism promotion in [the Long Island Region which] the county of Suffolk [contracts with] pursuant to A CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH the provisions of subdivision five of this section AND SUBJECT TO AN AWARDING OF CONTRACT THROUGH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL; (A-1) ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE DELIVERED TO A NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY THAT REPRESENTS THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR TO BE USED TO …
Sponsors
- Steve Stern (D, 10) · primary sponsor
- Michael Fitzpatrick (R, 8)
- Joseph DeStefano (R, 3)
- Jodi Giglio (R, 2)
- Rebecca Kassay (D, 4)
- Brown, Keith (R, 12)
- Jarett Gandolfo (R, 7)
- Michael Durso (R, 9)
- Philip Ramos (D, 6)
- Doug Smith (R, 5)
- Kwani O'Pharrow (D, 11)
- Thomas Schiavoni (D, 1)
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.165
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1816
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S10633
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : HOME RULE REQUEST
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 58 yea, 2 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 58 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 4, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 4, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Tax Law
Common questions
- What is A11552?
- A11552 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county.
- What does A11552 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to increasing and providing for the distribution of the revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county.
- What is the status of A11552?
- Signed into law as of July 6, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.165 (July 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11552?
- Steve Stern (D, 10), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A11552?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11552
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