Authorizes the assessor of the town of Babylon to accept from Christian Congregation of Long Island an application for exemption from real property taxes with respect to the 2023-2024 assessment rolls.
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes Godschild Outreach Ministries, a religious nonprofit organization, to apply for retroactive real property tax exemption on specific parcels in Wyandanch, Babylon, Suffolk County (142 Irving Avenue). It allows the town assessor to accept their application for exemption from general and school taxes covering the 2019-2025 tax years, as if filed on time. If approved by the town board, the organization could receive refunds for taxes paid during those years, with corrections made to the tax rolls. The bill does not change existing tax law but provides a mechanism for this specific entity to seek retroactive relief.
Authorizes a study on lithium-ion battery fires and prevention to review the severity of lithium-ion battery fires, including what specific components of the battery causes severe fires; examine the effectiveness of lithium fireproof blankets on such fires; examine the current measures of safety implemented by fire departments across New York in relation to lithium-ion battery fires; requires a report to the governor and the legislature; makes related provisions.
Provides that the department of environmental conservation place a community air monitoring system and similar systems as deemed necessary by the department within a one-mile radius of New York city airports; provides for publication of air quality data.
Directs the department of veterans' services and the department of economic development to make available on their website information about federal and state programs available to businesses that employ veterans.
Provides that charter school applicants shall first apply to the community district education council or the board of education of the school district for approval for renewal of a charter within a certain amount of time and public hearings shall be conducted on such proposed application.
Expands eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes to certain veterans who have an immediate family member who shall have been a resident of this state for six months prior to the date of application for admission; defines an immediate family member to include a spouse, or a birth or adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, grandparent and grandchild; requires, where applicable, the immediate family member of a veteran applicant to file an affidavit of New York state residence; authorizes veterans with an immediate family member who has been a New York state resident for six months to be entitled to admission to the Long Island state veterans home at Stony Brook university.
Prohibits the disclosure of the home address, personal telephone numbers, personal email addresses or personal social media handles of any active or former New York state, New York city or local municipal emergency first responder, a judge of any court of law of this state, or a New York state, county or municipal prosecutor or the spouse or child thereof; relates to criminal penalties; permits civil action.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the possession and sale of pistol converters and convertible pistols. It defines a "convertible pistol" as a semi-automatic pistol with a specific trigger bar design that can be easily converted into a machine-gun using common household tools (like screwdrivers or pliers), excluding most modern firearms. The law makes selling or disposing of such pistols a class D felony, with limited exceptions for military personnel, police officers, and licensed gun dealers acting within their duties. The bill directly affects gun owners, sellers, and manufacturers by banning these specific devices and firearms.
Maddy summaryThis bill exempts specific veterans service organizations from paying sales taxes on beer, wine, and soda sold by them. It directly affects veterans service organizations chartered by the U.S. Congress under 38 USC 5902. The law amends tax code section 1115 to create a new tax exemption for these beverage sales. The change takes effect June 1, 2025, and applies only to qualifying federally chartered veterans groups.
