Asm. Carrie Woerner

Maddy summaryThis bill waives fishing, hunting, and trapping license fees for a specific group of certified first responders in New York. It directly affects residents who are certified first responders and were disabled due to a certified World Trade Center medical condition. The provision allows these individuals to receive free licenses for all three activities without additional fees. The change amends existing environmental conservation law to include this group under fee waiver eligibility.

Requires written consent of the New York thoroughbred horsemen's association representing at least fifty-one percent of the horsemen using the facilities of the franchised corporation prior to allocation or spending of funds from certain accounts.

Establishes a five-year window for any entity participating in the New York state supportive housing program (NYSSHP) in good standing with such program to participate in a request for proposal to increase their contract rates up to ESSHI levels.

Establishes the Take A Look medical and dental workforce employment tour pilot program which is a campaign to promote and market the health care workforce employment and career opportunities in the following economic development regions: central, north country, western, finger lakes, capital region, mohawk and southern tier.

Relates to excluding renewable energy pilot projects and certain energy system-related payments in lieu of taxes from tax cap calculations, and to the establishment of a distributed generation energy development program that provides a single forum for state-level appeals for proposed distributed generation energy facilities.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a 3-year pilot program to help incarcerated individuals in Wende and New York City correctional facilities find employment within six months of release. It requires holding at least three job fairs annually at these facilities, offering resume help, interview coaching, and connections to potential employers. Incarcerated people at Albion, Taconic, and Bedford facilities are excluded from the pilot but will receive alternative job search support. The program mandates annual evaluations tracking job placements, attendee numbers, and recidivism rates, with public reports to the legislature.

Establishes a correctional employee protective labor practices board to make recommendations regarding labor practices and working conditions for correctional employees, and institutional safety of both correctional employees and incarcerated individuals.

Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 15 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20 gigawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.

Provides that certain utilization review determinations shall be made consistent with medical and scientific evidence; includes services for mental health and substance use disorders as part of emergency services.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires electric utilities to cover most costs for installing infrastructure needed to charge public fleet vehicles (like government buses or school vans). It mandates utilities to pay 50%+ of customer-side infrastructure costs outside disadvantaged communities and 90%+ within them, while including all utility-owned installation costs in their rate base. These costs will be recovered through utility rates (not direct customer bills), with limited exceptions if a non-public fleet reduces its electric vehicles within 10 years. The policy directly affects electric utilities and public entities operating fleet vehicles, shifting infrastructure costs from fleet operators to all ratepayers.