Asm. Anna Kelles

Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing; requires such application to be available upon request from relevant state agencies; requires such web portal to be manageable by relevant state agencies; makes relevant provisions.

Makes conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners; adds nurse practitioners as persons who can authorize or make certain determinations authorized to be made or determined by physicians.

Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.

Maddy summaryThis bill exempts the Varna Volunteer Fire Company in Dryden, Tompkins County from a statewide rule that limits non-resident members to 45% of a fire corporation's total membership. The law generally requires volunteer firefighters to live in the area they serve or in regions protected by the company's contract, but it allows specific organizations to have more non-resident members if the town board approves. By removing this restriction for Varna, the legislation enables the company to recruit and retain volunteers who live outside the immediate service area without violating state not-for-profit corporation laws. The change takes effect immediately upon the governor's signature and applies only to this specific fire company.

Relates to the posting of additional nursing home ratings; provides such posting shall include ratings for health inspections, staffing and quality measures.

Provides for availability of ambulance services and advanced life support first response service to store and distribute blood and initiate and administer blood transfusions, by expanding current provisions for air transport to apply additionally to motor vehicle based ambulance services.

Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the department of labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program; requires employers to provide training on such programs; requires the installation of panic buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based panic buttons to be provided.

Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires motor vehicle dealerships to receive full and fair payment from their franchisors for all warranty-related work, including repairs, diagnostics, and parts. It mandates that payments for approved claims be made within thirty days and sets a specific method for calculating compensation based on the rates dealers charge their own customers for similar non-warranty services. The law also establishes a process for dealers to declare their reimbursement rates and limits exclusions to items like wholesale parts, tires, and routine maintenance. By defining "reasonable compensation" and outlining dispute resolution steps, the bill aims to ensure dealers are not underpaid for services performed under manufacturer warranties.

Maddy summaryThis bill officially designates a specific bridge on State Route 34-B in Tompkins County as the "Peter Wheeler Memorial Bridge." The legislation requires the Department of Transportation to install new signs identifying the bridge with this name while clarifying that the official legal name of the bridge remains unchanged to prevent confusion. The change is purely ceremonial and does not alter the bridge's function or impact on commerce.