Asm. Bill Conrad

Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.

Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan; makes related provisions.

Excludes the amount of state and local taxes and fees from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged for that electronic payment transaction by a credit or debit card network; prohibits a payment card network from altering or manipulating the computation and imposition of interchange fees.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends the Public Health Law to allow children to request certified copies of their deceased parent's birth certificate directly, without needing a court order. Previously, obtaining such records required a court ruling unless the requester was an adult or a legal guardian. The change permits a child to apply for these documents if they can prove a blood relationship or adoption through the state health commissioner's regulations. This update aims to simplify the process for families seeking vital records of parents who have passed away.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally acknowledges the death of William "Bill" Gosch, a 102-year-old veteran and longtime resident of North Tonawanda, New York. It honors his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and his subsequent contributions to his community, including local government service and business ownership. The resolution directs the legislative body to pause its proceedings to pay tribute to Gosch and mandates that a copy of the document be sent to his family.

Establishes the build up New York pilot program to provide grants to eligible municipalities that construct new accessory dwelling unit housing projects built on top of existing buildings that utilize mass timber and serve certain households; establishes the mass timber for affordable housing program to provide tax credits for eligible taxpayers who use mass timber in certain new construction or major retrofits of existing buildings that primarily serve households up to one hundred fifty percent of the area median income; establishes tax credits for mass timber production.

Establishes the sports officials protection act establishing the crimes of assault on sports officials and aggravated harassment of a sports official.

Enacts the "bird safe buildings act" directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities.

Establishes the NY digital choice act requiring social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of the covered user's social graph at the request of the covered user; defines terms; provides requirements for the interoperability of covered users' data; grants the attorney general the authority to promulgate rules and regulations and enforce such provisions.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally congratulates the Kenmore East High School Model United Nations Team for winning the Western New York Model UN General Assembly competition on March 17, 2026. The resolution recognizes the team's achievement as the Best Overall Delegation and highlights their multiple first-place finishes in various committees during the event. It also honors the team's advisor, Christopher Knab, and acknowledges the individual student members who contributed to the victory. Copies of the resolution will be sent to the team and their advisor as a formal record of the legislative body's appreciation.