---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Skaneateles"
description: "Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Skaneateles, not to exceed five percent of the per diem rental rate for each room."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 5736"
citation: "New York S 5736 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel May"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-15"
last_action: "2023-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ca8adb8-124e-48d5-bdd6-53d990516089"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S5736"
source_hash: "7d7c982d6f7d42754bb0b67cb7a60960740ac4f42879a9418da89445e5925903"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 5736 (2023-2024) — Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Skaneateles

Authorizes an occupancy tax in the village of Skaneateles, not to exceed five percent of the per diem rental rate for each room.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S5736** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S5736&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S5736A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S5736A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **93–51** (pass) · lower
- Investigations And Government Operations Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **44–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rachel May — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-15** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-15** 1ST REPORT CAL.923
- **2023-05-16** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-05-17** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-05-18** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 5736A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-08** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-06-08** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR A7287A
- **2023-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.733
- **2023-06-08** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2023-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-08** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-08-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-23** SIGNED CHAP.328 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ca8adb8-124e-48d5-bdd6-53d990516089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).