Asm. Dave DiPietro

Maddy summaryThis bill exempts eligible disabled individuals from needing a fishing license. It applies to people aged 16 or older who are defined as disabled under state social services law and do not live in a group home. The exemption allows them to fish or take frogs without a license, but prohibits taking bait fish using nets or traps. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Prohibits mandatory COVID-19 vaccination; limits civil liability of employers; prohibits requiring vaccination for education, employment, travel or other activities; enacts a vaccine bill of rights.

Relates to providing free use of state parks for certified first responders who participated in the rescue effort at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Requires the division of state police to send renewal notices to holders of a license to carry or possess a pistol or revolver at least 90 days before expiration of such license.

Extends eligibility for the agricultural property tax credit to farmers having a leasehold interest of not fewer than five continuous years in qualified agricultural property.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 3866) allows active duty U.S. military service members to request a special license plate displaying "U.S. Military" upon proof of service. The plate must indicate the service member's branch (e.g., Army, Navy) and requires a $10 one-time fee on top of standard registration costs. It also includes requirements for plate production, such as needing 200 pre-orders or a $6,000 surety bond before issuance. The bill aims to provide a visible identifier for active-duty personnel through a streamlined registration process.

Relates to funding for the office for people with developmental disabilities; transfers one billion dollars to such office from funds appropriated to the MTA; appropriates funds therefor.

Maddy summaryThis bill provides free hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses to volunteer instructors who teach required safety and conservation practices without compensation. Specifically, it covers residents designated by the state to instruct on responsible hunting, bowhunting, or trapping, as mandated for license eligibility. The provision applies only to unpaid volunteer educators meeting state certification requirements. It directly affects volunteer instructors in these fields, eliminating their license fees for three core activities.

Provides a temporary extension for payment of real property taxes owed by a person who has been a furloughed or designated non-pay federal employee due to a period of lapse in discretionary appropriations by the federal government, or by the spouse or domestic partner of such person; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

Enacts the student journalist education act to protect student speech at educational institutions unless such speech is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the school.