Asm. Tommy John Schiavoni

Establishes the crime of aggravated offering of a false accusation against a peace officer or police officer for knowingly reporting false or baseless information relating to wrongdoing by a police or peace officer to a law enforcement agency; creates a private right of action for damages.

Expands the FreshConnect program, which provides rebates for the purchase of local produce to certain people, to include local produce sold in supermarkets and grocery stores.

Requires the return of all or a part of the financial assistance provided for a project where the project has material shortfalls or material violations; prevents the use of funds, financial incentives, subsidies or tax exemptions for projects already in development.

Provides that the "Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag" shall be the official state flag for the raising of awareness of veteran suicide; directs the commissioner of general services to establish a protocol for the flying of such flag.

Relates to procedures relating to driving while ability impaired by drugs; defines impairment and intoxication; updates procedures for field testing of drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs to include the use of oral/bodily fluid tests; provides that refusal to submit to such field tests is specified to be a traffic infraction; makes related provisions.

Maddy summaryBill A 8112 modifies the existing law concerning zone pricing for gasoline. It redefines "zone pricing" as establishing different retail gasoline prices based on geographic location, without considering terminal prices or additional costs, when this practice harms competition. The bill explicitly prohibits wholesalers and dealers from engaging in this defined zone pricing for motor fuel supplied to dealer-operated retail outlets. Additionally, it allows a wholesaler or dealer harmed by such practices to bring an action to stop the unlawful act, though they cannot seek monetary damages. These changes directly affect gasoline wholesalers, dealers, and consumers by regulating how gasoline prices can be set across different geographic areas.

Requires every employer to provide each employee with the equivalent number of hours as three full work days for such employee of paid sick leave for a miscarriage or stillbirth of an infant born to the employee.

Requires the state liquor authority to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of an application for a liquor license in their district.

Maddy summaryThis bill permanently authorizes photo speed monitoring systems in highway construction and maintenance work zones on controlled-access highways and the Thruway. It increases the maximum number of allowed systems from 20 to 40 on highways and from 10 to 20 on the Thruway. The systems can issue citations to vehicle owners for speeding in these zones when work is ongoing and speed limits are posted, but cannot be installed on exit ramps. The program requires location selection based on crash history and speed data, and applies directly to drivers operating vehicles in these work zones.

Enacts the overdose prevention and recovery act; directs that at least twenty percent of funds from the opioid stewardship fund shall be invested in recovery services and supports; requires an annual report to the legislature regarding funds distributed from the opioid stewardship fund; makes the opioid stewardship fund permanent.