Asm. Angelo Morinello

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 6564) requires drivers to create a center rescue lane when emergency vehicles (with red lights and audible signals) approach. It directly affects all drivers operating vehicles on roadways, mandating they move to the roadway edges to clear a center lane for emergency vehicles. Key provisions specify drivers must move to the right edge on single-lane roads, or create a center lane by moving left/right on multi-lane roads (e.g., leftmost lane drivers move left, rightmost move right). The bill updates existing law to clarify lane creation in gridlock and ensures emergency vehicles can pass safely without stopping. It takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Requires the office of renewable energy siting to develop standards and conditions for the siting of certain large scale renewable energy systems; requires approval of municipalities to such siting plans.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York state and New York City departments to mail informational postcards about child care assistance programs to new parents. Specifically, the Department of Health, Office of Children and Family Services, and New York City departments must send these postcards to the residential address listed on a child's birth certificate. The postcards will explain available programs and how to apply, directly helping new parents learn about child care support. The bill amends health, executive, and administrative codes to implement this mailing system.

Establishes tuition awards for members of the reserved armed forces of the United States; provides eligibility for such tuition benefit shall be determined by the education services offices of the division of military and naval affairs; restricts such tuition benefit to legal residents of the state; establishes a tuition award account.

Requires ad hoc members to be appointed in order to constitute a quorum on the board of electric generating facilities; includes ad hoc members as part of the board.

Makes technical changes to provisions providing for certification for service as a retired judge of the court of appeals or a retired justice of the supreme court.

Authorizes the governor and lieutenant-governor, commissioner of general services, secretary of state, comptroller, attorney general, and members of the legislature, provided that such request does not impact upon the department's ability to manage its facilities as determined by the director of the facility, to visit any facility designated by the commissioner of mental health for care and treatment.

Provides for the continuation of a commercial driver's license after lapse or termination of insurance if a person needs such license to perform their employment.

Exempts receipts from the services provided by a farrier in shoeing a horse including reasonable fees for travel and shoeing a horse in a remote location on a farm.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes the definition of a "qualified historic home" to qualify for New York's historic homeownership rehabilitation tax credit. It adds three new location requirements: the home must be in a federally designated targeted area, in a census tract with income at or below the state median, or in a city under 1 million population with a poverty rate over 15%. These changes determine who can claim the credit for rehabilitating certified historic properties. The bill directly affects homeowners seeking tax benefits for restoring historic homes in specific geographic areas. The amendment takes effect immediately upon enactment.