---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increases the occupancy tax rate authorized in the city of Yonkers; extends the effectiveness of an occupancy tax imposed in the city of Yonkers"
description: "Increases the occupancy tax rate authorized in the city of Yonkers from 3 to 5 7/8ths; extends the effectiveness of the occupancy tax imposed in the city of Yonkers to September 1, 2027."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 8900"
citation: "New York S 8900 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrea Stewart-Cousins"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-03-26"
last_action: "2024-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/997c0b5e-c442-432e-8fbe-ab9dca14f420"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S8900"
source_hash: "22c1eff4a1c2dcbbb1992ca7588f25e2c74ab5dc25c730f99a054dd271f973a1"
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 8900 (2023-2024) — Increases the occupancy tax rate authorized in the city of Yonkers; extends the effectiveness of an occupancy tax imposed in the city of Yonkers

Increases the occupancy tax rate authorized in the city of Yonkers from 3 to 5 7/8ths; extends the effectiveness of the occupancy tax imposed in the city of Yonkers to September 1, 2027.

## Version chain

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

1. **S8900** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8900&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S8900A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S8900A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **41–17** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **104–36** (pass) · lower
- Investigations And Government Operations Vote - Version: A — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrea Stewart-Cousins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-26** REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15** PRINT NUMBER 8900A `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-21** 1ST REPORT CAL.1421
- **2024-05-22** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2024-05-23** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2024-05-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-05-28** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-05-28** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-07** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9550A
- **2024-06-07** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.60
- **2024-06-07** HOME RULE REQUEST
- **2024-06-07** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-06-07** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2024-06-26** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-28** SIGNED CHAP.161 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/997c0b5e-c442-432e-8fbe-ab9dca14f420`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).