Asm. Jaime Williams

Relates to establishing a twenty year retirement plan for members or officers of law enforcement; includes every non-seasonally appointed sworn member or officer of the division of law enforcement in the department of environmental conservation, a forest ranger in the service of the department of environmental conservation, a police officer in the department of environmental conservation, the regional state park police, and university police officers in such twenty year plan.

Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.

Relates to the posting of additional nursing home ratings; provides such posting shall include ratings for health inspections, staffing and quality measures.

Enacts the "dialogue and decorum act" which establishes the crime of disruption or disturbance of a lawful assembly; makes such crime an unclassified misdemeanor.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires motor vehicle dealerships to receive full and fair payment from their franchisors for all warranty-related work, including repairs, diagnostics, and parts. It mandates that payments for approved claims be made within thirty days and sets a specific method for calculating compensation based on the rates dealers charge their own customers for similar non-warranty services. The law also establishes a process for dealers to declare their reimbursement rates and limits exclusions to items like wholesale parts, tires, and routine maintenance. By defining "reasonable compensation" and outlining dispute resolution steps, the bill aims to ensure dealers are not underpaid for services performed under manufacturer warranties.

Requires an agency responding to a request for public employee disciplinary records to develop a policy to notify the public employee whose personal information is subject to the request.

Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.

Includes an E felony in the exceptions to the authority of a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant and to the authority of a public servant other than a police officer to serve an appearance ticket.

Includes a class E felony and a class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person or to identifiable property if the person has been convicted of any felony or class A misdemeanor within the previous three years or of any other misdemeanor within the previous two years in the exceptions to the authority of a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant and to the authority of a public servant other than a police officer to serve an appearance ticket.

Includes a class E felony and a class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person in the exceptions to the authority of a police officer to arrest a person without a warrant and to the authority of a public servant other than a police officer to serve an appearance ticket.