Asm. Carrie Woerner

Directs the commissioner of DMV to establish a sex trafficking awareness and prevention program to provide education and awareness literature and educational materials to trade schools, community colleges, agencies, public or private schools or persons offering instruction in the operation of commercial motor vehicles with a commercial motor vehicle license and requires applicants for commercial driver's licenses submit a certificate for completion of such program.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases weekly financial benefits for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers injured in the line of duty. It raises permanent total disability payments from $600 to $1,200 per week and updates temporary total disability rates, with the current rate at $800 per week for injuries occurring after July 2025. Permanent partial disability payments also increase, with rates rising from $95 to higher amounts depending on the injury date. The changes apply directly to volunteers who suffer work-related injuries affecting their ability to work. The bill amends Sections 8, 9, and 10 of the Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law.

Maddy summaryThis bill would allow small businesses (defined as those with 50 or fewer employees) to deduct dues paid to their local incorporated chamber of commerce from their adjusted gross income. The deduction applies only to dues not used for lobbying activities, and the chamber must be incorporated under specific state law. It would take effect for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. This policy change directly affects small businesses seeking to reduce taxable income through chamber membership costs.

Establishes a problem gambling research institute to examine and find solutions to problem gambling in the state of New York; creates a fund to fund such problem gambling institute.

Provides for the sharing of thirty percent of revenue from gaming devices located within the county of Oneida; provides for the sharing of twenty-five percent of revenue from gaming devices located within the county of Madison.

Relates to the provision of on-premises alcohol consumption licenses; provides such licenses may be provided if the owner or administrator of a school, church, or other place of worship affirmatively provides support for the issuance of such license and such license would have been denied only for the proximity to such buildings.

Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.

Enacts the "voting integrity and verification act of New York (VIVA NY)"; provides that each voter is entitled to the use of an individual, voter verifiable paper ballot of the voter's vote and the opportunity to mark it.

Exempts services provided to board an animal when rendered by a veterinarian licensed and registered as required by the education law or by a commercial horse boarding operation from sales and use taxes.

Maddy summaryThis bill legalizes interactive gaming (online casino-style gambling) in New York by allowing licensed casinos and video lottery facilities to offer wagering through internet and mobile platforms. It requires all interactive gaming wagers to be processed via equipment physically located at a licensed gaming facility, meaning servers must be housed on-site at existing casinos or video lottery venues. The bill establishes new licensing requirements for operators, defines key terms like "authorized participant" (individuals 21+ physically in New York), and sets rules for revenue calculation and responsible gaming. It directly affects existing licensed gaming facilities, the New York State Gaming Commission (which will issue licenses), and New York residents aged 21+ who can place wagers online.