Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes by the county of Albany
This bill extends Albany County's authority to impose an additional 1% sales and use tax (on top of its existing 3% rate) until November 30, 2027. It directly affects residents and businesses in Albany County who pay this tax, as well as local governments that receive tax revenue distributions. The key provision requires the county to distribute the additional tax revenue quarterly to cities and unincorporated areas in the same proportion as its current 3% tax revenue, and to towns/villages in the same manner as the existing tax. The bill also specifies that if any city in the county exercises its separate tax authority, the county does not need to distribute the additional tax revenue during that period. This is a straightforward extension of an existing local tax authorization with clear revenue distribution rules.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Signed Aug 7, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · Assembly May 29, 2025
How they voted
51–8
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 63
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic41
80% Yea
R
Republican22
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Aug 7, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.309
upper
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 27, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pat Fahy
DDemocratic
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