Asm. Robert Smullen

Maddy summaryThis resolution requests Governor Hochul to officially designate January 25-31, 2026, as "Medicolegal Death Investigation Professionals Week" in New York State. It honors professionals who investigate deaths to determine causes and manners, provide critical information to families, and support public health and law enforcement systems. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but symbolically recognizes these workers' vital role in investigating suspicious, violent, or unexplained deaths. It directly affects the Governor (who must issue the proclamation) and the professionals being honored. The resolution was adopted by the Assembly on January 27, 2026.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 6478) requires New York State to hold separate interscholastic athletic championships for public schools and non-public schools. It mandates that the state commissioner direct athletic associations to organize distinct state championships for each school type, prohibiting combined competitions before these separate events. The law directly affects all public and non-public high schools participating in state athletic associations. It takes effect July 1st following enactment, requiring immediate rule changes to implement the separation.

Establishes a research grant program to fund clinical trials of ibogaine for the treatment of veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder; creates a fund to provide monies for the research grant program.

Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license; creates the crime of vehicular homicide.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows workers to deduct cash tips they receive from their New York state income tax. It specifically applies to cash tips classified as wages under federal tax law (like those from servers or bartenders who collect cash). The deduction covers tips received during the taxable year, reducing the worker's taxable income. The change would take effect for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.

Relates to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission; provides the commission shall conduct a study of research, development and demonstrations of electric grid modernization and shall issue such report to the state energy planning board for consideration in the state energy plan.

Requires that in cases concerning dwellings with two units or less, petitions that go to trial be resolved in six months or less upon issue being joined; provides that in cases concerning dwellings with three or four units, the court shall render a final judgment on a petition no later than twelve months from the date upon which the issue is enjoined.

Requires proportionally equivalent appointees of both the majority and minority houses of the legislature in all legislatively enacted workgroups, task forces, commissions, councils, advisory boards, committees and any other legislatively enacted and appointed groups or workgroups; requires that the number of appointees by the legislature shall be proportionally equivalent to the number of appointees by the governor.

Exempts certain military service credit from being included in calculations of up to three years of military service credit for a public retirement system of the state.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires the state to reimburse counties for the full cost of document management software specifically designed for child welfare services (e.g., cases involving child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment). It directly affects counties operating child welfare programs that purchase or plan to purchase such software to create paperless systems for managing case documentation. The state will fund reimbursements from the general budget, requiring counties to provide proof of purchase (like receipts) for eligible software that uses advanced capture, storage, and retrieval technology. The reimbursement applies to both past purchases and future planned purchases made by counties serving child welfare cases.