Prohibits the administration of COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations; requires the department of health to conduct a study and make recommendations on the benefits and risks of the administration of such vaccines; requires a self-controlled case series to be completed; makes related provisions.
Requires voters voting by affidavit ballot to produce an identification document to verify residency in the election district; requires absentee ballots to be received by election day, or be post-marked by the first day of early voting.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 4344) provides free access to New York State parks and public campsites for active volunteer firefighters (as defined in General Municipal Law §215) and enrolled members of volunteer ambulance services (as defined in Public Health Law Article 30). It amends existing law to add these groups to the list of residents who can use state recreational facilities without paying fees, under the same terms as the general public. The policy change directly affects eligible volunteer firefighters and ambulance service members statewide who use these facilities. The provision becomes effective 120 days after enactment, with immediate rulemaking authorized for implementation.
Allows school resource officers to be hired with salary aidable to the school district; raises retirement salaries for such officers to fifty thousand dollars.
Relates to segregated confinement; provides that certain incarcerated individuals shall not be placed in a residential rehabilitation unit; makes related provisions.
Maddy summaryThis bill limits the application of New York's "Safe Act" to the five boroughs of Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), New York (Manhattan), and Bronx. It modifies court procedures requiring firearm surrender after certain legal outcomes - such as a not-guilty verdict due to mental disease, a conviction involving firearms, or an order of protection - in those specific counties. Courts in these areas must now inquire about firearms and order surrender under defined circumstances, while other counties remain unaffected by these provisions. The bill does not create new rules but restricts where existing firearm surrender requirements apply.
Establishes a child care program capital improvement tax credit program for child care programs to provide financial assistance to New York's child care providers to facilitate the enhancement, expansion, and improvement of access to quality child care.
Maddy summaryThis bill regulates the use of live restraint cable devices for capturing wildlife, primarily affecting trappers who target coyotes and other species permitted by the Department of Environmental Conservation. It requires these devices to include specific safety features: a swivel (allows animal rotation), relaxing lock (stops tightening when animal stops moving), deer stop (prevents closure beyond a size allowing deer to escape), and breakaway device (opens under force). Trappers must check devices every 24 hours and complete department-approved training on device use. The regulation expires February 16, 2028.
Prohibits the DEC from restricting the burning of garbage, refuse or rubbish in an open fire on land possessed by a single family or any part of a farm under certain circumstances; provides for the repeal of such provisions under the expiration thereof.
Maddy summaryBella's Law requires New York's Office of Children and Family Services to investigate potential domestic violence when an individual is accused of or under investigation for animal abuse. Law enforcement must notify the Office of Children and Family Services about such cases, and the Office must determine if the animal abuse is linked to domestic violence or family abuse. The law applies to all animal abuse crimes listed in the bill, including offenses like animal fighting, torture, abandonment, and harming service animals. This policy change mandates coordination between law enforcement and child/family services to address the established connection between animal cruelty and domestic violence.
