Asm. Stacey Pheffer Amato

Maddy summaryThis bill asks Governor Kathy Hochul to officially designate March 18, 2026, as Transit Employee Appreciation Day in New York State. It directly affects the approximately 200,000 transit workers across the state, including bus drivers, train operators, mechanics, and dispatchers. The resolution serves as a formal recognition of the contributions these employees make to public transportation and community safety. The bill is ceremonial in nature and does not create new laws or change existing policies.

Maddy summaryThis bill limits additional retirement contributions required of certain EMTs in New York's 25-year retirement program. It caps their extra contributions at 6.25% of compensation (combined with base contributions), ensuring total contributions never exceed 9.25% of their pay. This replaces prior requirements under another section of law, directly affecting EMTs enrolled in the 25-year retirement program. The change took effect April 1, 2025, as specified in the bill.

Provides for benefits for certain emergency medical technicians or advanced emergency medical technicians in the city of New York who suffer any condition or impairment of health caused by a stroke resulting in disability or death.

Grants service credit to members of the uniformed correction force of the New York city department of correction covered by provisions of law for over 25 years.

Relates to primary social security retirement benefits for certain members; provides that in the computation of the normal service retirement benefit of members of the New York city fire department pension fund, there shall be no reduction for the primary social security retirement benefit.

Provides a heart disease presumption for members employed as a fire alarm dispatcher, a supervising fire alarm dispatcher level one or a supervising fire alarm dispatcher level two of a fire department in a city with a population of one million or more.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies New York State's real property tax law to allow property owners of affordable housing buildings to receive tax reductions for making specific repairs and improvements that maintain the habitability of their units. It directly affects owners of multi-unit rental buildings, condominiums, cooperatives, and mutual housing companies that meet certain income and affordability requirements. To qualify, buildings must have at least three units, and owners must obtain a certificate from their local housing agency confirming the project's eligibility and cost limits, with improvements needing to be completed within a thirty-month window. The tax abatement is tied to a certified reasonable cost schedule that sets maximum dollar limits for approved alterations, ensuring funds are used for essential maintenance rather than expansion.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies the retirement rules for county correction officers in Suffolk County, allowing them to retire after completing twenty years of service instead of the previous twenty-five-year requirement. The key changes include adjusting pension calculations so that officers retiring after twenty years receive a retirement allowance equal to 40% of their final average salary, while those with twenty-five or thirty years of service continue to receive 50% or 60% respectively. The legislation also clarifies service credit for military time and establishes that all past service costs will be paid by Suffolk County over a ten-year period. These provisions apply to all correction officers who retire on or after the bill's effective date.

Provides that service retirement benefits for members of the NYC police pension fund shall not be reduced by the primary social security retirement benefit commencing at age sixty-two.

Provides that for New York city police/fire members, uniformed correction/sanitation revised plan and investigator revised plan members of the New York city employees' retirement system, the service retirement benefit shall not be reduced by the primary social security retirement benefit commencing at age sixty-two.