Asm. Vivian Cook

Maddy summaryThis bill restores a 20-year service requirement for normal retirement benefits for New York City police officers, reversing a 2012 change that raised the requirement to 22 years. It directly affects NYPD police/fire members under the New York City Police Pension Fund, allowing them to qualify for normal retirement benefits after 20 years of service instead of 22. The key mechanism amends three sections of the Retirement and Social Security Law to specify that NYPD officers meet the service threshold at 20 years (for normal retirement), while other groups like correction/sanitation officers remain at 22 years. The bill makes this change effective immediately without altering age requirements or early retirement rules.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to study non-rental fees charged by landlords operating under rent regulations. The study must examine common fees (like application or pet fees), their amounts, how they're determined, and other relevant data. The division must submit a report to the legislature by April 1, 2027. This is a procedural study requiring data collection, not a law changing fees.

Relates to imposing a school impact tax on developers of non-senior housing developments to be used for the construction of new public kindergarten through twelfth grade schools.

Relates to creating the "modernized voter registration act of New York"; modernizes voter registration; promotes access to voting for individuals with disabilities; protects the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for local and state office and makes an appropriation therefor.

Relates to audio-visual coverage of judicial proceedings by the media; allows the judge or justice presiding over a proceeding to exercise discretion to prohibit or limit filming or photographing of particular participants; defines terms; provides limitations on audio-visual coverage.

Maddy summaryBill A 8499 establishes new eligibility criteria for performance of duty disability retirement for certain New York City Transit Authority employees. It specifically applies to members of the New York City Employees' Retirement System who participated in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations. If these members become physically or mentally incapacitated due to an injury from their World Trade Center duties, they would receive a disability retirement allowance equal to three-quarters of their final average salary. The bill also allows these members to use a specific medical review procedure for their pension applications.

Provides that the owner of a hazard vehicle service or of a taxicab, livery, bus, coach, limousine, van or wheelchair accessible van service, who has permitted an employee to operate such a vehicle when such employee has not been issued a valid state driver's license or whose license has been suspended or revoked shall have their business license suspended for thirty days.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new funding formula to help high-need school districts in specific counties address capacity shortages (like overcrowded classrooms). It directly affects districts with populations between 940,000-1 million residents (per 2010 census) that have voter-approved building projects since July 2021. The key mechanism replaces standard funding calculations with a special "high-need secondary supplemental building aid ratio," which boosts aid based on existing rates but caps it at a calculated maximum. This ensures districts with at least 10% capacity shortages receive enhanced funding for construction or repairs.

Requires all dwellings in projects located within the state to include braille labeling on all room numbers, elevator buttons, and directional signage in common areas in such dwellings.

Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.