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A 7341

Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to impose a hotel and motel tax

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Gary Pretlow

Authorizes Mount Vernon to impose a hotel/motel occupancy tax to fund local services and tourism-related initiatives, paid by guests.

SIGNED CHAP.452
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Bill Summary · A 7341

Summary — A.7341 (Chapter 452, 2025)

Title: Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to impose a hotel and motel tax
Sponsor: Assemblymember J. Gary Pretlow (primary)
Status: Signed into law (Chapter 452) — October 16, 2025
Introduced: March 25, 2025
Companion bill: S.7321

Purpose / Intent

A.7341 grants the city of Mount Vernon the local authority to levy a tax on occupancy of hotel and motel rooms within the city. The statute implements a local-option occupancy (hotel/motel) tax power that Mount Vernon may use to raise revenue for municipal purposes commonly associated with tourism, economic development, municipal services, or other local needs as specified by the city when the tax is adopted.

Key provisions (as indicated by bill title and legislative actions)

The legislative record available here indicates the bill authorizes Mount Vernon to impose a hotel and motel occupancy tax. The public bill history does not include the full statutory text in this summary, so specifics such as:
- the maximum rate or rate-setting mechanics,
- permitted or excluded room types,
- administration and collection procedures,
- allowable uses of revenue (for example tourism promotion, local infrastructure, enforcement),
- exemptions or transitional rules,
are not specified in the provided summary. Those details are contained in the enacted bill text (Chapter 452 of the Laws of 2025).

Who is affected

  • Hotels, motels, inns and other short‑term lodging providers operating in the city of Mount Vernon — these businesses would be responsible for collecting and remitting the tax once adopted by the city.
  • Visitors and short‑term occupants of lodgings in Mount Vernon — they would pay the tax as part of room charges.
  • Mount Vernon municipal government — gains an additional local revenue-raising tool that can be directed to purposes the city designates within the statute’s constraints.
  • Local tourism, convention, and economic development organizations — potential beneficiaries if the city chooses to dedicate revenue to promotion or related services.

Legislative and procedural timeline

  • 2025-03-25: Introduced in Assembly; referred to Ways and Means.
  • 2025-05 to 06: Multiple committee actions, amendments, and printings (prints 7341A–C); home rule request noted.
  • 2025-06-10: Passed Assembly; delivered to Senate.
  • 2025-06-12: Passed Senate (substituted for S.7321B); returned to Assembly.
  • 2025-10-09: Delivered to Governor.
  • 2025-10-16: Signed by the Governor — Chapter 452, 2025 (became law).

Notes and how to find the enacted details

This summary reports the bill’s purpose and procedural history. For the enacted statutory language (rate limits, permitted uses, collection rules, effective date, and any special conditions), consult:
- The text of Chapter 452 of the Laws of New York (2025) or
- The bill text and final bill language on the New York State Legislature website (A.7341 / Chapter 452), and
- Local Mount Vernon municipal resolutions or ordinances implementing the tax (if and when the city enacts the tax following the state authorization).

If you want, I can retrieve and summarize the exact statutory language (tax rate limits, permitted uses, effective date) from the enacted Chapter 452 text.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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