Establishes the "New York's Own combat veterans healthcare choice program act" to establish tax free savings accounts to pay the healthcare costs of combat veterans on active duty during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, until covered by the federal government; directs the division of military and naval affairs to establish a registry of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans.
Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.
Relates to insurance fraud; provides a provision for compensation to a person that reports insurance fraud to the authorities; establishes crimes of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers; aggravated insurance fraud in the second degree; and aggravated insurance fraud in the first degree; provides that this act also increases the penalty for insurance fraud; appropriates $3,100,000 therefor.
Establishes the "New York's Own combat veterans healthcare choice program act" to establish tax free savings accounts to pay the healthcare costs of combat veterans on active duty during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, until covered by the federal government; directs the division of military and naval affairs to establish a registry of Afghanistan and Iraq veterans.
This bill allows New York State's cannabis revenue fund to cover reasonable costs for implementing a track-and-trace system for cannabis products. It specifically authorizes the Office of Cannabis Management and Cannabis Control Board to use these funds for developing, administering, and enforcing the track-and-trace program under the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act. The bill does not change cannabis regulations but ensures funding for tracking products from seed to sale, directly affecting state agencies managing the legal cannabis industry.
This bill allows New York municipalities to eliminate fees and surcharges for licensing service dogs (including guide, hearing, therapy, and working dogs). It requires local governments to exempt these specific dogs from standard licensing costs related to animal control. Licenses for exempted dogs must be clearly marked with their purpose (e.g., "Service Dog"). The policy change directly affects service dog owners by removing a financial barrier to legal licensing.
This bill extends the existing occupancy tax on short-term rentals (like hotels and vacation homes) in Mount Kisco village until September 1, 2027. It directly affects residents, businesses, and visitors using short-term lodging in Mount Kisco by maintaining the current tax structure. The key change is updating the expiration date from 2025 to 2027 in the law governing this tax, keeping it in effect longer without altering the tax rate or scope. The bill does not create new taxes or change how the tax is collected.
Extends provisions allowing the county of Fulton to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property to November 30, 2027.
Requires state contracts for the services of pharmacy benefit managers under health insurance plans for state officers and employees to be procured pursuant to a reverse auction process.
This bill allows police departments to implement body cameras without being required to provide additional pay through existing labor agreements. It specifically invalidates any collective bargaining agreement or arbitration award that would mandate pay increases for officers wearing body cameras or for the additional duties they entail. The law prevents binding arbitration from being used to enforce such pay adjustments, giving departments flexibility to adopt body cameras without triggering new compensation obligations. The bill directly affects police departments, unions, and officers whose contracts might have previously included arbitration-based pay provisions for body camera duties.
