Establishes the rural housing workforce corps to address rural housing shortages by expanding construction capacity, training a local workforce, and supporting the development of modest, year round housing units in rural New York state.
Requires broadband service providers to adhere to repair timelines for service interruptions including commencing corrective actions within twenty-four hours of notice and updating affected customers at least once every twenty-four hours during such interruptions.
Prohibits and regulates the discovery and disclosure of immigration status; prohibits police officers, peace officers, school resource officers, probation agencies, state entities, state employees, and municipal corporations from questioning individuals regarding their citizenship or immigration status; regulates the disclosure of information relating to immigration status; prohibits an educational agency, higher education agency, school employee, school safety personnel, or third-party contractor from collecting information about a person's citizenship, immigration status, nationality, or country of origin, unless required by law or necessary to administer a public program or benefit sought by such person.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a special "North Country Honor Flight" license plate for New York vehicle owners. Drivers who choose this plate pay an additional $25 annual fee on top of standard registration costs. Revenue exceeding $6,000 yearly from these fees is directed to the North Country Honor Flight fund, which supports a veterans' travel program helping veterans visit memorials. The fund is managed by state officials and can also accept grants or donations for this purpose.
Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules, regulations and model policies regarding setback requirements for the siting of battery energy storage systems; requires minimum setback requirements for commercial energy storage systems, with a capacity of three megawatts or greater, of no less than seven hundred fifty feet from residential property and no less than three hundred feet from residential property located in a city with a population of one million or more inhabitants; requires public hearings prior to the approval of an application for a permit for such systems.
Maddy summaryThis resolution requests Governor Hochul to designate February 3, 2026, as Canadian Heritage Day in New York. It does not create new law but asks the Governor to formally recognize the strong economic, cultural, and border ties between New York and Canada. The resolution highlights shared trade ($37 billion annually), cross-border supply chains, and joint projects like the Champlain Hudson Power Express. It directly affects the Governor (who would issue the proclamation) and New Yorkers who may observe the day. The resolution was adopted on February 3, 2026, and will be sent to the Governor and Canadian Consul General.
Creates a volunteer firefighter scholarship program and a volunteer firefighter scholarship fund; rewards volunteer firefighters who respond to twenty-five percent of emergency calls for eight years with a student loan award equal to four times the SUNY tuition rate; makes an appropriation therefor.
Relates to the completion of training requirements for sheriffs and undersheriffs; directs the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations relating to qualification for municipal police forces for persons who were previously sworn members of the state police and to provide certificates to such persons who meet such qualifications.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 9531) allows Clinton County to hire retired state police officers as special patrol officers without requiring them to take civil service exams or meet other standard hiring rules. It directly affects Clinton County (by expanding its hiring options) and retired state police members (who may now be employed under this specific exception). The key provision amends civil service law to permit this exception for Clinton County alone, bypassing typical employment requirements for these roles. The bill is procedural and does not change broader state employment policies.
Maddy summaryThis is a commemorative resolution (not a law) designating October 11, 2026, as the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Valcour Island in New York. It directs the New York State legislature to formally recognize this historical event, highlighting its role in delaying British forces during the Revolutionary War. The resolution instructs that copies be sent to Governor Hochul and historical agencies like the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to support commemorative efforts. It has no policy impact or direct effect on residents, as it is purely symbolic.
