Asm. Mike Tannousis

Permits an eligible retirement system member to receive, in lieu of an ordinary death benefit, a death benefit such member would otherwise be entitled to receive provided such member is a state-paid judge or justice of the unified court system or a housing judge of the civil court of the city of New York.

Provides that the comptroller shall examine and audit all state or federal funds appropriated or received for the humanitarian aid including short term shelter services to migrant individuals and families, including costs associated with humanitarian emergency response and relief centers for individuals entering short term shelter on or after April 1, 2022 in New York city or any other municipality in New York state.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific stretch of Interstate 278 in Brooklyn, running from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to 6th Avenue, as the "Fort Hamilton Veterans Memorial Highway." The legislation requires the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs for this honorary title while explicitly stating that the official legal name of the highway will not change to prevent confusion. The act takes effect immediately and serves as a commemorative measure rather than altering the functional name or operation of the road.

Establishes the New York child data protection act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed; provides exceptions in certain circumstances.

Establishes the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) For Kids Act prohibiting the provision of addictive feeds to minors by addictive social media platforms; establishes remedies and penalties.

Increases the applicable percentage of the child tax credit allowed in the empire state child tax credit from thirty-three percent to forty-five percent; prescribes how such payment or refund should be made based on amount.

Deems Anthony Varvaro to have died as the natural and proximate result of an accident sustained in the performance of duty so as to permit accidental death benefits to be awarded to his beneficiaries.

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes changing the state constitution to allow the legislature to adjust the number of Supreme Court justices in each judicial district based on population. Under the new rules, the number of justices could be increased if a district's population grows, with a limit of one justice for every fifty thousand people, or decreased if the population shrinks, provided the total does not fall below the current authorized number. The amendment also clarifies that judges from specific county courts in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island would serve as Supreme Court justices within their respective districts. Because this change requires a constitutional amendment, the bill must be published for three months before the next general election and approved by voters.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases special accidental death benefits for members of state and local retirement systems who die in the line of duty. Effective July 1, 2024, the payment amounts will be adjusted upward based on the deceased member's salary, using a specific percentage schedule that varies depending on the year the member died. The extra payment goes to the surviving spouse, dependent children, or parents, depending on who is eligible to receive the funds. This change applies to both the general municipal law and the retirement and social security law governing these retirement systems.

Grants retroactive Tier IV membership in the New York city teachers' retirement system to certain employees employed by the city of Yonkers parks department for the period beginning in 2009 and ending in 2014.