# New York A 11552: Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county New York A 11552, Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Stern (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-06 (SIGNED CHAP.165) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11552-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New York A 11552 - State: New York - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-06-01 - Last action: 2026-07-06, SIGNED CHAP.165 - Sponsor: Steve Stern (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: WAYS AND MEANS, RULES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (175 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Annual increases to tourism allocations: benefit, low. Each year, the listed allocations rise 1% over the prior fiscal year. Support for the accredited park museum, the National Treasure site program, and the lighthouse nonprofit can rise 1% to 5% per year if the county legislature approves it by resolution. - Funding for county parks and upkeep: benefit, low. The law funds park care and public access. It uses $2.5 million each year for care, maintenance, and interpretation of county-run historic structures, sites, and special natural areas that are open to tourists. It also deposits $3.25 million a year into the county general fund for park purposes. - More money for tourism and film: benefit, low. Suffolk County sets annual funding for tourism and marketing. It pays $4.5 million a year to a nonprofit tourism agency chosen by RFP and $150,000 to a hospitality nonprofit. It funds $2.85 million for cultural tourism programs across the towns, plus $250,000 a year to promote film production. It a… - Support for museums and lighthouse: benefit, low. The law funds local history and culture. It pays $1.5 million a year to any museum accredited by the American Association of Museums that sits in the county’s first dedicated park and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It provides $1 million a year for other museums, historical societi… - Suffolk Infrastructure Fund and projects: mixed, low. After the set allocations, the county puts the rest of the hotel and motel tax money into a separate Suffolk County Infrastructure Fund. The fund can pay for planning and building tourism projects, such as a convention center, utilities, wastewater upgrades, parking, traffic and pedestrian access,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Stern (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Doug Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerett Gandolfo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jodi Giglio (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe DeStefano (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kwani O'Pharrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Durso (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael J. Fitzpatrick (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Philip Ramos (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Kassay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tommy Schiavoni (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-04 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 117 | 24 | | | 2026-06-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 58 | 2 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-07-06: SIGNED CHAP.165 (House) - 2026-07-02: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House) - 2026-06-04: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate) - 2026-06-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate) - 2026-06-04: 3RD READING CAL.1816 (Senate) - 2026-06-04: SUBSTITUTED FOR S10633 (Senate) - 2026-06-04: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate) - 2026-06-04: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House) - 2026-06-04: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House) - 2026-06-04: HOME RULE REQUEST (House) - 2026-06-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.528 (House) - 2026-06-04: RULES REPORT CAL.528 (House) - 2026-06-04: REPORTED (House) - 2026-06-04: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House) - 2026-06-01: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (House) ## Bill text - Original, 2026-06-01: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A11552) ## Related bills - S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer (signed) - S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are considered unsafe for minors (signed) - A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors (signed) - A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses (signed) - A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending effectiveness (signed) - A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose real estate transfer taxes and to deposit revenue from such taxes into a community… (signed) ## Sources - [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A11552) ## Related - [S 10643: Relates to labor peace agreements and the cannabis industry wage board; repealer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S10643-2025) - [S 9051: Prohibits artificial intelligence companions from using features which are cons…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S9051-2025) - [A 5175: Requires certain security features and warning labels on baby monitors](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A5175-2025) - [A 11443: Relates to commercial food fish licenses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11443-2025) - [A 10343: Relates to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings; extending e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10343-2025) - [A 10052: Extends the effectiveness of the authority of the town of Red Hook to impose re…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A10052-2025) - [New York bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york/bills) - [New York state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-york) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A11552-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).