Asm. Stacey Pheffer Amato

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new property tax exemption for veterans who are 100% disabled due to military service. It directly affects veterans with an honorable discharge, a VA-rated 100% service-connected disability, and who either receive VA benefits or use those benefits for housing modifications. The exemption applies to their primary residence, removing property taxes and related charges, while ensuring the exemption doesn't reduce tax assessments below zero. It does not replace existing veteran tax exemptions but adds this new benefit.

Authorizes members or officers of the state police who were previously firefighters receive credit for such previous firefighter service for the purposes of retirement.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases short-term disability benefits for New York workers. It phases in higher weekly benefit rates (from 50% to 67% of average weekly wage) and extends maximum leave duration (from 8 to 12 weeks) over several years, starting in 2018. The changes apply to employees needing short-term disability leave due to illness or injury, directly affecting both workers and their employers who provide these benefits. The bill maintains a cap based on the state average weekly wage and allows the superintendent of financial services to delay increases if needed.

Provides for adjustment of the maximum income threshold for eligibility for the senior citizen rent increase exemption (SCRIE), disability rent increase exemption (DRIE), senior citizen homeowners' exemption (SCHE), and disabled homeowners' exemption (DHE) by any increase in the consumer price index (CPI).

Maddy summaryBill A 8352 revises how the "overtime ceiling" is increased annually for certain members of the New York state and local retirement systems. For members who first joined on or after April 1, 2012, the bill establishes a new rule effective January 1, 2026. Under this rule, their annual overtime ceiling increase will be the greater of three percent or the annual inflation rate as determined by the Consumer Price Index. This ensures a minimum three percent increase while allowing for larger adjustments if inflation is higher.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes new retirement benefits for Westchester County correction officers. It provides two tiers: officers retiring after 25 years of service receive a pension equal to 50% of their final average salary, while those retiring after 30 years receive 60%. The bill also allows full credit for wartime service after World War I and sets early retirement calculations at 1/50th of final salary per year. The county of Westchester bears all implementation costs, and the changes apply immediately to all qualifying retirees.

Relates to the election of retirement benefits for certain members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who are employed by the office of mental health.

Prohibits mobile sports wagering operators from providing certain incentives to individuals for certain actions that tend to increase gambling activities.

Directs the state civil service commission to amend the sick leave accrual rates for state employees designated managerial or confidential to be credited with sick leave at the rate of 13 days per year.

Relates to certain crimes of interference with health care services or access to places of religious worship; expands interference to include groups of two or more people demonstrating or preparing to demonstrate twenty-five feet outside of reproductive health care facilities and places of religious worship.