Rep. Andy Goodell

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.

Requires minors under 18 years to attend school on a full-time basis, unless such minor is seventeen or older and enrolled in a vocational or occupational education program, with the consent of the school district and the person in parental relation with the minor; requires such minor must enroll in GED course until age of 19 years, if the person leaves school.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates New York State election laws to clarify who qualifies for an absentee ballot and how those ballots are delivered. It requires election boards to mail or hand-deliver ballots to voters at their registered home, current temporary address, or a designated person, while prohibiting candidates from receiving ballots for others. The law also mandates that designated recipients sign a formal certificate stating they have not received more than two ballots and are not running for office. Additionally, it ensures that every absentee ballot includes a prepaid return envelope and specifies that ballots sent outside the U.S. must be mailed by air.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York state and local governments to stop paying salaries to elected officials who are indicted for crimes directly related to their public duties. The law defines these crimes as felonies involving the theft of public funds, offenses committed while serving in office, or actions taken to gain personal profit through the misuse of official power. Once an indictment is filed, the official's employer must withhold their salary and notify the individual, but the withheld funds must be returned within sixty days if the charges are dismissed, the official is acquitted, or they are found not guilty. Conversely, if the official pleads guilty or is convicted of the related crimes, the withheld salary payments will not be returned and will instead be deposited into the employer's general fund. The legislation also mandates that courts and grand juries promptly inform the relevant public employers of indictment filings, guilty pleas, and trial verdicts involving these specific charges.

Provides that the comptroller shall examine and audit all state or federal funds appropriated or received for the humanitarian aid including short term shelter services to migrant individuals and families, including costs associated with humanitarian emergency response and relief centers for individuals entering short term shelter on or after April 1, 2022 in New York city or any other municipality in New York state.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the rules for appointing a full-time city court judge in Jamestown, New York. It specifies that when a vacancy occurs in this position, the mayor must select a candidate with the approval of the city council, following the same process used for judges in several other cities. The legislation also clarifies that Jamestown's judge will be part of a list of positions filled through this mayoral appointment method. These changes take effect immediately upon passage.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows the towns of Harmony and North Harmony in Chautauqua County to replace their current town justices with one single justice who will serve both communities. The law authorizes this change only after the towns have completed a required study, held a public hearing, and passed a joint resolution supporting the plan. Once elected, the new single town justice will begin serving at the next general election for a one-year term, consolidating judicial leadership across the two towns.

Permits the use of snowmobiles on the right-of-way of certain portions of state route nine hundred fifty-four-h within the village of Bemus Point in Chautauqua county.

Authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants to not-for-profit organizations and elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools to be used to help pay for the costs of conducting local blood drives.

Grants employees access to personnel records; requires notice of negative information in such records and an opportunity for a review; permits employee to include certain information in personnel records.