This bill amends the "County of Westchester Public Works Investment Act" to officially include the replacement of five specific bridges as eligible projects for funding. The legislation directly affects the Westchester County Department of Public Works by adding these bridge replacements to the list of authorized construction and repair activities. The five bridges targeted for replacement are the Anita Lane, Ward Avenue, Halstead Avenue, Oakland Beach Avenue, and Playland Parkway bridges, all located in Mamaroneck or Rye. By making these projects eligible, the bill allows the county to utilize existing public works funds to repair or rebuild these structures without needing separate legislative approval for each one.
This bill (S 8938) amends New York State law to include Sullivan County within the definition of a "designated community" for community preservation funds. It updates two sections of state law (General Municipal Law §6-s and Tax Law §1560) to explicitly list Sullivan County alongside Putnam, Ulster, and Westchester as qualifying counties. This change directly affects Sullivan County municipalities, allowing them to access community preservation funds previously available only to the other three Hudson Valley counties. The bill makes a technical definitional update with no new funding mechanisms or eligibility criteria beyond expanding the geographic scope.
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 preservation fund.
This bill expands the definition of "period of war" for a veterans' property tax exemption to include recent military service. It adds specific conflicts: the Global War on Terrorism (starting September 11, 2001), and U.S. military operations in Somalia (1992-1994), Bosnia (1995-2004), and Kosovo (1999-1999) to the existing list. Veterans who served during these newly defined periods will now qualify for the tax exemption. The change directly affects veterans whose service falls within these added conflict dates. The bill amends existing law to clarify which military service periods count for the exemption.
This bill authorizes the town of Gardiner (in Ulster County) to impose a tax of up to 5% on hotel and motel room rentals for temporary stays (excluding guests staying 90+ consecutive days). It applies to all transient guests at hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, and tourist facilities within Gardiner, but exempts government entities, nonprofit organizations, and permanent residents. The tax must be collected by the town's fiscal officer and deposited into Gardiner's general fund to support municipal services and infrastructure. The law includes specific collection procedures and a 2-year expiration date.
This bill increases civil penalties for employers violating New York's child labor laws. Penalties rise to up to $3,000 for a first violation, $5,000 for a second, and $10,000 for third or subsequent violations. Crucially, if a minor is seriously injured (defined as permanent disability) or dies due to a violation, penalties triple to up to $30,000. The law directly affects employers who break child labor rules, with penalties paid to the state treasury.
This bill expands real property tax exemptions to veterans who served in designated combat zones or theaters of operation. To qualify, veterans must provide proof of their service through specific military documents, such as discharge papers, campaign medals, or records showing they received hostile fire pay. If eligible, the bill allows these veterans to reduce their property taxes by up to ten percent of their home's assessed value, with a maximum benefit capped at eight thousand dollars. The law takes effect immediately upon passage and applies to qualifying residential properties.
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family assistance budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; relates to contracts for excellence, foundation aid, the homeless and foster count, renewable energy projects, zero-emissions school buses and to apportioning aid for universal prekindergarten; relates to reimbursement for the 2026-2027 school year and the maximum contract hours, withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid, and the effectiveness thereof; relates to the use of apportionments for the EXCEL program and the effectiveness thereof; relates to maximum class sizes for special classes for certain students with disabilities; provides for special apportionment for salary expenses; provides for special apportionment for public pension accruals; amends provisions relating to the apportionment amount for the Roosevelt union free school district; provides for set-asides from the state funds which certain districts are receiving from the total foundation aid; provides for support of public libraries; repeals certain provisions relating to the statewide universal full-day prekindergarten program (Part A); relates to evidence-based instructional practices in the subject of mathematics for students in kindergarten through grade five (Part B); relates to the eligibility of students enrolled in an approved program leading to a degree in a high demand field for the New York opportunity promise scholarship (Part C); allows for the chancellor of SUNY and CUNY to impose differential tuition rates on non-resident undergraduate and graduate students until the 2028-2029 academic year (Part E); relates to early childhood educator eligibility for the masters-in-education teacher incentive scholarship program (Part F); changes the name of the "New York state musical instrument revolving fund" to the "New York state music grant fund"; includes musical education in school districts and boards of cooperative educational services within not-for-profit musical entities incorporated in the state and organized for the purpose of the presentation of performing arts for the benefit of the public (Part G); extends provisions of law relating to restructuring financing for residential school placements (Part K); increases the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part L); utilizes reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for the neighborhood preservation program, the rural preservation program, the rural rental assistance program, and the New York state supportive housing program, the solutions to end homelessness program or the operational support for AIDS housing program (Part M); increases the number of land banks which can simultaneously exist in the state of New York from 35 to 45 (Part N); authorizes a tax abatement for alterations and improvements to multiple dwellings for purposes of preserving habitability in affordable housing (Part O); relates to establishing the crime of aggravated harassment of a rent regulated tenant (Part P); renumbers the disparate impact standard for housing and employment in the human rights law (Part Q); defines eligible multiple dwelling under the affordable New York housing program; includes a multiple dwelling that is located on a parcel of land which was part of a tract of land for which a special permit for a large scale general development was approved via the uniform land use review procedure on or before June 15, 2022, and such tract contains a multiple dwelling for which the commencement date is after December 31, 2015 and on or before June 15, 2022 and complies with certain affordability options (Part R).
Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2026-2027 state fiscal year; extends the recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, New York air national guard, and New York naval militia until 2031 (Part A); extends the suspension of the subsidy to the state emergency services revolving loan fund from the public safety communications surcharge until the end of the 2027--2028 state fiscal year (Part B); establishes crimes related to utilizing three-dimensional printers for manufacturing ghost guns and firearm components (Subpart A); provides for firearm prevention technology requirements for three-dimensional printers (Subpart B)(Part C); establishes the crimes of unlawful use of a drone; establishes "the New York state blue list" requiring that the state, its agencies, and any political subdivisions of the state only buy drones and drone mitigation technology from vendors listed on such registry (Part D); relates to the definition of insurance fraud (Part F); extends temporary orders of protection issued simultaneously with the issuance of a warrant until the defendant subsequently appears in court pursuant to such warrant or voluntarily or otherwise, unless the matter is dismissed (Part H); authorizes the liquor authority to change the duration of certain licenses (Subpart A); extends motion picture theater liquor licenses (Subpart B); prohibits wholesalers from assessing certain fees on retailers (Subpart C) (Part O); increases the frequency of education and training in ethics and lobbying; imposes fees for failure to complete training by the required timeframes (Part U); establishes dedicated workers' compensation fraud units within New York state district attorneys' office (Part W); specifies which providers are authorized to render certain medical care (Part X); increases certain purchasing and advertising thresholds to one hundred fifty thousand dollars (Part Y); relates to lobbyist registration fees (Part Z); requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain, and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident paid leave policy (Part AA); extends provisions related to the monetary threshold for certain restrictions on procurement contracts until 2028 (Part BB); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to purchasing of services and commodities by the state (Part CC); repeals provisions that authorize proceedings to revert to the original court of record when a defendant fails to comply with or complete the mental health court program (Part GG); extends certain provisions constituting the New York State community commission on reparations remedies; relates to extending the time the New York State community commission on reparations remedies has to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the legislature and the governor; relates to the status of members of the commission (Part HH); requires prior approval for rate increases for certain policies covering losses or liabilities arising out of the ownership of a motor vehicle (Part II); prohibits the use of employment, education, homeownership, and zip code for determining private passenger motor vehicle insurance rates (Part JJ); extends provisions related to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part KK); enacts the "Local Cops, Local Crimes Act" (Subpart A); enacts the "New York state Bivens act" (Subpart B); restricts action state and municipal employees can take regarding immigration enforcement (Subpart C); prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education due to citizenship or immigration status and other prohibited practices (Subpart D); enacts the "sensitive location protection act" (Subpart E); prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing any mask or personal disguise while interacting with the public in the performance of their duties (Subpart F); creates a new immigrant trust office within the department of law (Subpart G); establishes certain procedures for child care programs for certain children who cannot be picked up as scheduled (Subpart H) (Part LL); extends the term and authority of the independent monitor for the Orange county industrial development agency; requires such monitor also monitor the Orange county funding corporation; modifies the applicability of certain tax exemptions based on population; extends provisions of law related to the independent monitor for the Orange county industrial development agency (Part MM); provides a period of probable usefulness of five years for certain police emergency response vehicles (Part NN); provides for appointments to a city charter revision commission by an incoming mayor (Part OO).
This bill provides emergency funding to keep state government operations running from April 1, 2026, through May 28, 2026, while waiting for the regular annual budget to be passed. It authorizes the state comptroller to pay salaries for state employees, cover essential business expenses, and fund approved contracts and grants during this specific period. The legislation allocates approximately $2.6 billion for personal services, $108 million for general operational costs, and an additional $75 million for various contracts and capital projects. By passing this measure, the legislature ensures that government departments, including the executive branch and the legislature, can continue to function without interruption until the full fiscal year budget is enacted.
