Provides that an application for a military ballot from a military voter shall be received at least fifteen days before an election in order to entitle the applicant to vote at such election.
Requires a board of elections in a county with over ten thousand active registered voters to employ a minimum of four full-time employees which may include the commissioner and deputies if such positions are full time.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 3536) requires GPS navigation systems sold or used in New York State to display the legal clearance height of bridges and overpasses along proposed routes. It directly affects navigation system manufacturers and sellers by mandating they provide this specific clearance data - defined as the height marked on highway signs under existing traffic law - when generating routes. The key provision states systems must include this information unless they provide clear user instructions about vehicle height restrictions and the driver’s responsibility to comply. This aims to prevent accidents involving low-clearance structures by ensuring navigation tools reflect official highway signage. The bill does not alter traffic laws but requires navigation technology to align with current clearance signage standards.
Empowers the office of fire prevention and control to, in coordination with the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the chief disability officer, provide minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires money transmitters (like banks, Western Union, or digital payment services) to provide a clear fraud warning to consumers before they send money to another person, business, or entity. Transmitters must also offer annual fraud prevention training to staff, monitor agent activity for suspicious transfers, and set up a toll-free fraud reporting number. The warning does not apply to electronic transfers where funds aren’t sent directly to a person or aren’t immediately usable. Violations carry civil penalties of up to $250 for the first offense and $500 for each repeat violation.
Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.
Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimes where the victim is under the influence of any drug, intoxicant, or other substance to a degree which rendered the victim temporarily incapable of appraising or controlling such person's conduct and such condition was known or reasonably should have been known to a person in the actor's situation.
Requires colleges, universities, professional, proprietary and graduate schools to provide written notice to all students of the institution's tuition liability policy.
Maddy summaryAssembly Resolution 1242 honors the Washington Street Historical Society on the occasion of the unveiling of its monument, "Al Qalam: Poets in the Park," at Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza on April 30, 2026. The resolution recognizes the society's work in preserving the history of Lower Manhattan's Little Syria community, the state's earliest Arabic-speaking neighborhood. It also acknowledges the monument's design by artist Sara Ouhaddou, which features mosaic seating and a sculptural representation of the Arabic word for pen, highlighting the literary contributions of notable Arab-American poets. The resolution directs that a copy be sent to the Washington Street Historical Society and the Office of the Mayor of New York City.
Establishes the "blue-ribbon commission on the future of New York state's service delivery system for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities act" to conduct a study and prepare a report to examine, evaluate and make recommendations for systemic reforms to ensure a sustainable set of supports and services that meets the evolving needs of all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
