Relates to the employee status of an individual; establishes criteria for determining whether labor or services performed for remuneration qualify as employment.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a property tax abatement for geothermal well systems in New York City (a city of over one million people). It provides a 10% reduction on eligible installation costs (capped at $62,500 annually) for systems placed in service between 2027 and 2029. Property owners must obtain professional certifications, comply with building codes, and maintain the system to qualify. The tax break applies only to systems directly used for heating/cooling buildings, excluding costs covered by grants.
Maddy summaryThis bill provides a tax abatement for owners of electric energy storage equipment (like batteries) placed in service between January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2029. It allows a tax reduction equal to 10% of eligible equipment costs, capped at $62,500 per year, for up to the compliance period. The abatement applies to property taxes and is separate from existing solar energy incentives. It directly affects businesses and property owners investing in grid-stabilizing energy storage systems during this specific two-year window.
Allows for limited three-day expansion of the statute of limitations where a proceeding to invalidate a designating or nominating petition has been commenced.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to create and submit two detailed, long-term capital spending plans every decade, replacing its previous five-year planning cycle. Specifically, the MTA must submit its first ten-year plan by October 1, 2025, and subsequent plans every ten years thereafter (e.g., 2035, 2045). The plans cover all major infrastructure projects and funding needs for the decade starting the following year. This change aims to provide more strategic, long-range planning for the MTA’s capital investments, which directly affect New York City’s transportation infrastructure and funding decisions.
Maddy summaryThis bill establishes 10 regional grant programs across New York State for arts, cultural, and parks capital projects. It creates regional councils in each of the 10 defined areas (like Long Island, NYC, and the Finger Lakes) to award competitive grants to local organizations. Grants must be distributed equally between large organizations (over $10M budget in NYC, $5M elsewhere) and smaller ones, with councils composed of 5 governor-appointed members, 1 Assembly-appointed member, and 1 Senate-appointed member. The bill prohibits re-granting to the same organization within three years and caps parks funding at 50% of annual grants.
Enacts the "utility penalty adjustment"; adjusts utility penalties to account for inflation; increases such penalties and ties them to inflation after January 1, 2027.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires drivers to pass bicycles and pedestrians safely on roads outside New York City. In towns and cities with under one million residents, drivers must move to another lane if possible when overtaking a cyclist or pedestrian, or maintain at least a three-foot distance if lane changes aren't feasible. If neither option is safe, drivers must only proceed if it's reasonable under current road conditions. The law applies specifically to vehicles overtaking cyclists or pedestrians on the same side of the road in non-NYC areas.
Prohibits election commissioners and deputy election commissioners from holding a publicly elected office or from being the respective chair of the county democratic or republican committees.
Enacts the bucks for boilers act, which creates a program to aid in transition of housing units to electric heat pumps and other high energy efficiency upgrades.
