Asm. Harry Bronson

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a property tax exemption for the primary residence of New York veterans with a 100% service-connected disability. To qualify, veterans must have an honorable discharge, a VA/DoD rating of 100% disability due to military service, or be rated individually unemployable due to service-related conditions. The exemption covers all real property taxes, special district charges, and assessments on their primary home. The law takes effect for tax assessments starting January 2, 2026.

Maddy summaryThis bill modernizes podiatry practice by expanding podiatrists' authority to perform specific ankle surgeries. It creates two new privilege levels: "standard ankle surgery" (allowing soft tissue and bone procedures) and "advanced ankle surgery" (permitting fracture fixation, fusion, arthroscopy, and certain rod insertions). Podiatrists must obtain these privileges through department-issued certifications, and the bill defines "ankle" precisely to clarify scope. It also establishes a limited permit for training in advanced procedures under physician supervision, while restricting podiatrists from performing total ankle replacements or treating pilon fractures.

Ensures that construction and fabrication done off of a public work site for specific use only in a public work project be compensated at the prevailing wage rate.

Authorizes the commissioner of health to approve certain reimbursement rates for certain programs established by not-for-profit and public skilled nursing facilities in upstate New York nursing home regions that are designed to work collaboratively on efforts to improve nursing home efficiency, staffing, and quality of care.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 6887) gives workers with compensation claims the right to choose their own pharmacy for prescribed medications when their employer or insurance company fails to authorize the medication within 72 hours for specific reasons - such as refusal to pay, delays in reauthorization due to missing medical reports, or disputes over treatment guidelines. It directly affects injured workers who face medication access barriers through the employer's contracted pharmacy network. Pharmacies dispensing medications under this provision must follow state fee schedules, medical treatment guidelines, and formulary rules, and will be paid within 45 days of approval. The law aims to prevent medication delays while ensuring cost accountability for both workers and insurers.

Establishes the mechanical insulation energy savings program to provide grants for qualified mechanical insulation expenditures to school districts, public hospitals, public housing buildings, and political subdivisions that have completed a qualified audit.

Enacts the "fostering affordability and integrity through reasonable (FAIR) business practices act", to expand the attorney general's ability to protect New Yorkers from unfair, deceptive and abusive business practices.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies how interest costs are calculated for bonds financing Rochester school rehabilitation or reconstruction projects. It establishes a method to determine the interest rate used for state aid calculations by comparing the actual average interest rate on financing (from Monroe IDA or NY Dormitory Authority) against projected rates, requiring annual reporting of both. Rochester schools and the Monroe Industrial Development Agency or NY Dormitory Authority directly affect the implementation, as they must provide interest rate analyses to the education commissioner each year. The key provision ensures state aid reflects actual financing costs rather than estimates, with adjustments made annually based on verified data. This aims to align state funding more accurately with real project costs for eligible school renovations.

Relates to provisions governing contracting between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations including new, renewal, and extension contracts and advance payments and interest for such contracts; repeals provisions relating to interest payments.

Relates to certain provisions on elevator licensing and temporary elevator mechanics; relates to civil penalties for unlicensed mechanics; clarifies inspection provisions.