Asm. Brian Maher

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the town of Chester to levy a five percent tax on overnight stays at hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts. The tax applies to most guests but excludes permanent residents who stay for at least ninety consecutive days, and it exempts government entities and certain non-profit organizations. Revenue collected from this tax must be deposited into the town's general fund and can be used for any lawful purpose. The legislation includes provisions for how the tax is collected, paid, and legally challenged, and it will automatically expire three years after it takes effect.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the village of South Blooming Grove to collect a tax of up to five percent on overnight stays at hotels, motels, and bed-and-breakfast facilities. The tax applies to guests staying for fewer than ninety consecutive days, while permanent residents are exempt from the charge. Revenue generated from the tax must be deposited into the village's general fund and can be used for any lawful purpose. The legislation includes provisions for tax collection, payment deadlines, and legal procedures for disputes, and it will automatically expire three years after it takes effect.

Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract as it relates to certain remediation activities, for sites that are seeking or have received a determination that the site is eligible for the tangible property credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit, and the work is paid for in whole or in part by public funds.

Establishes the COVID-19 pandemic response study commission to conduct a study of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; provides for the repeal of such commission upon the completion of the commission's final report.

Provides that a student enrolled in an individualized education program during certain school years may continue to receive educational services until the student completes the services pursuant to the individualized education program or the end of the school year during which the student turns twenty-two years old, whichever is sooner.

Enacts the "schools impacted by gross highways (SIGH) act"; prohibits the commissioner of education from approving the plans for the erection of any new schoolhouse within five hundred feet of a controlled-access highway unless the commissioner of education determines that space limitations are so severe that there is no other site to erect such new schoolhouse, and there are adequate engineering controls to address air quality; makes related provisions.

Requires that every court, and every public board, commission, institution, or officer having powers or charged with duties in relation to abandoned, delinquent, destitute, neglected or dependent children who shall receive, accept or commit any child shall provide and keep a record showing if such child has a developmental disability; requires a study of the number of children in foster care who have a developmental disability.

Provides for medicaid reimbursement for ambulance services when treatment in place is administered and/or when transportation is provided to alternative health care settings instead of a general hospital.

Establishes the mandatory reporting of child abuse and maltreatment task force to examine, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning the child welfare system and the mandatory reporting of child abuse and maltreatment; requires the task force to submit a report to the legislature; sets forth the duties of the members of the task force.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires health insurance plans in the state to cover up to two epinephrine auto-injectors annually for treating life-threatening allergic reactions. It directly affects individuals with health insurance who need these emergency devices, ensuring they are not burdened with high costs. The law mandates that the total out-of-pocket expense for these devices be capped at $100 per year, regardless of deductibles or copayments. Insurance companies must include this coverage in major medical and comprehensive policies, with specific rules for high-deductible plans to maintain eligibility for health savings accounts. The changes will take effect on January 1, 2026, applying to all policies issued or renewed on or after that date.