Rep. Joe Giglio

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the membership rules for the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council to include a representative for agricultural producers. It changes the council's composition from fifteen to sixteen members and adjusts the number of seats for fire service officials, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to eight. The amendment ensures that one appointed member specifically represents agricultural interests, giving farmers a formal voice in state fire and building code decisions.

Creates a Down syndrome awareness program to provide up-to-date and evidence-based information on Down syndrome to health care providers who order tests for a pregnant woman or infants to screen for Down syndrome.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the city of Olean to impose a hotel and motel tax of up to five percent on the nightly rental rate. The tax applies to overnight lodging facilities, including bed and breakfasts, but excludes permanent residents who stay for at least thirty consecutive days. Revenue collected from the tax will go into the city's general fund, with a portion reserved for administrative costs and the remainder dedicated to community and economic development, planning, and tourism. The legislation also establishes rules for tax collection, payment deadlines, and the ability to challenge tax assessments in court.

Requires law enforcement and courts to notify the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) when an arrested person or defendant is not a United States citizen; adjusts certain maximum sentences for class A misdemeanors and unclassified misdemeanors; requires notification to be made to the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency prior to the release of certain noncitizens; repeals provisions of the "protect our courts act".

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 allows the town justice of Rushford in Allegany County to live outside the town while holding office. It changes existing rules that normally require local officials to be residents of the area they serve, but only for this specific position and location. The law also requires that the town justice must live in another town within the same county. All other town officials in the state must still be residents of their own towns unless a different law says otherwise.

Maddy summaryThis bill introduces two main changes to state financial management: it sets a limit on how much government spending can grow each year and raises the maximum amount the state can save in its rainy day fund. The spending growth cap is calculated based on the average inflation rate of the previous three years, meaning the governor cannot propose a budget that increases spending by more than this percentage unless a declared emergency allows for a special two-thirds vote to override the limit. Additionally, the bill increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund to twenty percent of the projected general fund disbursements, allowing the state to set aside more money for future financial emergencies. These measures directly affect the governor, the legislature, and the state comptroller by restricting budget proposals and altering how much money can be transferred to the reserve fund.

Designates the bridge over the Sagtikos Parkway constituting the Crooked Hill Road Overpass in the town of Islip, county of Suffolk, the "Senior Investigator Thomas M. O'Neill Memorial Bridge".

Waives the local residency requirement for the village clerk and village treasurer in the village of Portville by permitting such public officers to reside within Cattaraugus county or an adjoining county within the State of New York.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the expiration date of the residential-commercial exemption program to September 23, 2027. The exemption program allows certain properties in specific counties to qualify for reduced real property taxes by being used for both residential and commercial purposes. By amending the existing real property tax law, the legislation ensures that these tax benefits remain available to eligible property owners for an additional period. The change applies immediately and does not alter the fundamental criteria for qualifying for the exemption.