Asm. Monica Wallace

Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their 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.

Maddy summaryThis bill makes permanent a provision within the volunteer firefighters' benefit law that covers disabilities caused by heart disease or malfunctioning coronary arteries. By extending the existing temporary coverage, which was set to expire in June 2025, the legislation ensures that volunteer firefighters who suffer these specific health issues remain eligible for benefits indefinitely. The law applies only to injuries that occur after the bill takes effect and does not change the fundamental rules for how these benefits are calculated or awarded.

Authorizes municipalities and districts to enter into cooperative agreements for the provision of centralized public employee administrative and personnel services; provides for health insurance coverage of municipal employees pursuant to standardized health insurance contracts; authorizes the provision of reduced premiums for municipal health insurance plans which offer wellness programs.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies the rules for employers leaving the state workers' compensation insurance fund by requiring them to provide a 30-day written notice before their insurance contract is cancelled. Under the new provisions, the fund must file a notice of cancellation at least ten days prior to the effective date, and the contract remains active until ten days after that filing occurs. Additionally, any new insurance policy an employer secures with a private company cannot take effect until the cancellation of their state fund contract is officially finalized. The legislation also allows for an immediate cancellation date if an employer provides proof that their new insurance coverage is already in place.

Requires town and village justices be admitted to the practice of law in this state and reside in the municipality in which the position is located; provides an exception to the requirement for currently serving justices; provides for the office of court administration to grant a waiver of the requirements.

Includes offenses involving situations where a person physically harms another or engages in conduct that results in an unacceptable level of danger as qualifying offenses for the purpose of allowing a principal to be eligible to be held on bail; requires the Office of Court Administration, in conjunction with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, to manage an electronic tracking system maintaining a record of all bail decisions and to deliver a report to the legislature.

Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances with the exception of use in cattle or other nonhuman species if approved by the federal food and drug administration.

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2024; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the rules for granting tax exemptions to large development projects to include a specific evaluation of whether the project provides onsite child daycare facilities. It requires state agencies and public authorities to create a uniform policy that considers various factors, such as job creation, environmental impact, and revenue generation, before approving tax breaks. By adding daycare provision to the list of criteria, the legislation ensures that future tax exemptions are part of a broader assessment of a project's benefits to the community. The changes apply immediately to new projects but do not affect those already under review before the law takes effect.

Provides for multiple-person accounts; requires a signature card; provides that absent indication to the contrary, funds remaining in such an account upon the death of the depositor shall be deemed part of the depositor's estate.