Asm. Steve Hawley

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally acknowledges the death of Bruno Pacini, a respected educator, town justice, and football coach from Medina, New York. It honors his life by noting his service in the U.S. Army, his 27-year teaching career, and his 12 years as a town justice. The resolution expresses the state's condolences to his family and directs that a copy of the document be sent to them.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally congratulates Dr. Clark J. Godshall on his retirement after 53 years of service as the Senior District Superintendent and CEO of the Orleans/Niagara BOCES. The document highlights his extensive career in education, including his work with over 30,000 students and his numerous awards for leadership and management. It serves as an official recognition of his professional achievements and personal contributions to the community rather than changing any laws or policies.

Allows a nursing home patient, or his or her representative, to install, operate and maintain, at his or her own expense, an electronic monitoring device in his or her room.

Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database.

Repeals certain provisions establishing a fee for background checks on certain firearm and ammunition purchases; removes such fees as a source of funds for the background check fund.

Extends the maximum number of months for the reconsideration of denied applications by the parole board for parole for certain violent felony offenses from 24 months to 60 months.

Directs the division of criminal justice services to include in the crimes against revenue program each county within the state and provide funding to each such county.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes when prosecutors must share evidence with defendants in criminal cases, moving the deadline to sixty days before the trial starts. It applies to both defendants who are in jail and those who are not, requiring the prosecution to provide initial discovery materials by this new date instead of the previous timeline based on arraignment. The change aims to standardize the timing for evidence exchange regardless of whether the defendant is held in custody.

Maddy summaryThis bill prevents towns and villages from enforcing zoning rules that limit the size of farmhouses more strictly than state laws allow. It directly affects active farms by ensuring that local land-use regulations do not impose tighter floor area ratio restrictions than those already set by the state. If a local zoning ordinance violates this rule, the law declares that specific restriction unenforceable and effectively repeals it. The changes will take effect on April 1st of the year following the bill's passage.

Establishes the school safety specialist act; establishes a certification and training program for school safety specialists; outlines the roles and duties of school safety specialists.