Asm. Will Barclay

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 1467) adds "to recover after a stillbirth" as a qualifying reason for paid family leave under New York's workers' compensation law. It directly affects employees who experience a stillbirth, allowing them to take paid leave for recovery. The key provision amends existing law to include stillbirth recovery alongside other covered reasons like bonding with a newborn or caring for a family member with a serious health condition. The change applies to all policies or contracts issued, renewed, or modified after the effective date. This is a specific policy update to expand access to paid leave for a defined health-related event.

Establishes the New York state diplomas to homeownership assistance program; provides awards of up to fifteen thousand dollars to eligible applicants for repayment on student loans; makes an appropriation therefor.

Allows any qualified person to apply for voter registration and enrollment by application made with an application for any hunting or fishing license.

Maddy summaryBill A 48 amends the estates, powers and trusts law to prevent individuals convicted of certain sex offenses from inheriting from their victim's estate. Specifically, a person found guilty of committing or attempting to commit a sex offense against the decedent cannot receive a share of that decedent's inheritance. If such a disqualification occurs, the estate will be distributed as though the convicted person had died before the decedent.

Establishes the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund reform act; ensures that money deposited into the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund is spent on construction purposes and not DOT and DMV operational activities.

Requires the deposit, into the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, of a portion of the sales tax collected on each gallon of motor fuel sold at retail; increases the amount to be deposited over time.

Directs the public service commission to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods of electricity generation; makes certain changes relating to greenhouse gas emissions limits.

Enacts the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act" which requires a monthly report that includes the estimated or actual ratepayer costs and benefits of any mandated state energy program to the governor and legislature including any New York climate leadership and community protection act compliance costs.

Maddy summaryThis bill exempts snowmobiles registered solely for sport fishing on frozen water or access to hunting/trapping lands from standard registration fees and additional fees under other laws. It requires a distinct color registration sticker for these snowmobiles and imposes a $200 fine for operating them for other purposes. The policy directly affects snowmobile owners using vehicles for these specific winter activities on frozen water, not general recreational use. The bill creates a new registration category with defined eligibility and enforcement rules.

Directs the department of environmental conservation, in conjunction with the department of health and the department of labor, to establish the municipal asbestos abatement grant program to provide financial assistance to municipalities for the abatement of asbestos in vacant and/or abandoned commercial properties; makes a $15,000,000 appropriation therefor.