---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends the authorization for the town of Wallkill to adopt a hotel or motel tax of up to 5%"
description: "Extends the authorization for the town of Wallkill to adopt a hotel or motel tax of up to 5%."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 6245"
citation: "New York S 6245 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Skoufis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2023-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ac8503b-2338-4459-8c08-9644450937e2"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S6245"
source_hash: "394d9444785d2ee8aa3a3ef2124b49dc5871bd314b568148b3efaf8c65423dd7"
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 6245 (2023-2024) — Extends the authorization for the town of Wallkill to adopt a hotel or motel tax of up to 5%

Extends the authorization for the town of Wallkill to adopt a hotel or motel tax of up to 5%.

## Version chain

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

1. **S6245** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S6245&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S6245A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S6245A)

## Votes

- Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **54–7** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **116–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James Skoufis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-06** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** PRINT NUMBER 6245A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-15** 1ST REPORT CAL.941
- **2023-05-16** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-05-17** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-05-24** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-05-24** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-05-24** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR A6553A
- **2023-05-30** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.265
- **2023-05-30** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2023-05-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-30** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-08-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-08-23** SIGNED CHAP.330 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ac8503b-2338-4459-8c08-9644450937e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).