Extends the authority of the county of Orange to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes; provides for the use of the tax funds collected.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends the existing occupancy tax for hotels and motels in Port Jervis, New York, keeping the tax in place through September 1, 2027 (previously set to expire in 2025). It directly affects hotels and motels operating within Port Jervis by maintaining the current tax structure without new fees or requirements. The key provision simply delays the automatic expiration of this local tax authority, continuing the existing framework established in 2020. The extension applies only to Port Jervis and does not alter the tax rate or scope of the original law.
Maddy summaryS 4495 extends the Village of Goshen’s existing authority to collect a hotel and motel tax of up to 5% for an additional two years. This bill directly affects hotels and motels operating within Goshen, allowing them to continue paying the tax under the current rate. The key provision modifies the expiration date of the tax authority, ensuring it remains valid through 2027 (based on the 2023 law’s original timeline). As a procedural extension, it does not change the tax rate or scope, only the duration of the village’s legal authority to impose it. The bill was signed into law on August 7, 2025.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends Goshen's existing authority to collect a hotel and motel tax of up to 5% for two additional years. It modifies a 2023 law that previously set a four-year expiration period, allowing the tax to continue without renewal. The extension directly affects Goshen residents and local businesses by preserving a key revenue source for town services. The bill was signed into law in August 2025 after passing both legislative chambers.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends Highland Falls' existing authority to collect an occupancy tax (a tax on short-term lodging like hotels and vacation rentals) until December 31, 2027, instead of expiring in 2025. It directly affects the village of Highland Falls and the businesses (such as hotels and vacation rentals) that collect this tax from visitors. The bill modifies the expiration date in existing law without changing the tax rate or scope of the occupancy tax.
Enacts "the construction reporting pay act"; provides that each laborer, worker or mechanic in the employ of a contractor who by request or permission of an employer reports for work on any day shall be paid no less than four hours at the prevailing rate of wages.
Maddy summaryThis bill would have created a new "brand owner's license" for businesses holding a federal basic permit to sell liquor, allowing them to apply directly to New York's Liquor Authority. It specifically targeted companies that own liquor brands (not just retailers), streamlining their licensing process under state law. The bill was amended on March 15, 2025, and later substituted by another bill (A6277A) on June 12, 2025, meaning it did not become law.
Reforms the education requirements for persons who want to become certified public accountants; provides alternative pathways to being certified as certified public accountants.
Requires manufacturers of kratom products within the state to have a warning label that the product has not been approved by the federal food and drug administration and the products' side effects; prohibits labeling of kratom products as all natural.
Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment and complex rehabilitation technology fee schedule for the same service or item.
