Asm. Steve Otis

Co-sponsor A 2177

Vetoed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Removes emergency medical services from the limit on real property tax levies by local governments

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 2177) removes the cost of emergency medical services (EMS) from the property tax levy limit that local governments (like cities and towns) must follow. It directly affects municipalities that fund EMS services, allowing them to cover these costs without triggering the tax cap. The key change adds a specific exemption in law, so EMS expenditures no longer count toward the maximum tax levy allowed under current rules. This provides local governments with more budget flexibility for essential emergency response services.

Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExempts EMS costs from tax levy cap, increasing budget flexibility for essential public services without raising taxes.90% confidence HealthcareSupports HealthcareExempts EMS costs from tax limits, enabling stable local funding for emergency medical services, directly supporting healthcare delivery.90% confidence

Vetoed Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 3516

Vetoed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to enacting the "keep police radio public act"

Enacts the "keep police radio public act"; ensures that, except for sensitive information, all radio communications are accessible to emergency services organizations and professional journalists.

Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill mandates public access to police radio comms (except sensitive info), enhancing transparency and accountability in law enforcement, aligning with criminal justice reform indicators.90% confidence

Vetoed Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 565

Vetoed · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to prohibiting the establishment of new for-profit hospices

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 565) prohibits the establishment of new for-profit hospices and bans capacity increases for existing for-profit hospices. It applies to all approvals after the law takes effect, directly affecting for-profit hospice providers and their expansion plans. The law requires new hospice facilities to operate as non-profits and prevents existing for-profit hospices from growing their services. This represents a concrete change in healthcare regulation, restricting for-profit models in hospice care.

HealthcareOpposes HealthcareProhibits new for-profit hospices and bans capacity increases, restricting for-profit healthcare market access in hospice services.95% confidence

Vetoed Dec 19, 2025 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6721

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act"

Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" which establishes a law enforcement peer support program to provide confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling; defines terms; provides exceptions for when a peer support communication may be disclosed.

Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeEstablishes confidential peer support for law enforcement officers, promoting mental health and accountability within criminal justice system.85% confidence HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes confidential peer support for law enforcement mental health, protecting access to services per mental health care indicators.90% confidence

Signed into law Dec 18, 2025 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor A 3938

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Enacts the Alexander John Smullen Traffic Safety Memorial Law

Authorizes the department of transportation to establish and implement a state memorial sign program to memorialize persons who died due to injuries sustained in a fatal motor vehicle crash on state highways.

Signed into law Dec 12, 2025 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor A 1819

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Enacts the monarch preservation plan

Enacts the monarch preservation plan requiring the department of environmental conservation to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and the unique habitats they depend upon for successful migration.

EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentRequires department to conserve monarch butterflies and habitats, directly advancing species protection and ecosystem conservation under environmental policy.95% confidence

Signed into law Dec 12, 2025 1 co-sponsor

Primary A 8465

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Relates to prevailing wage for those involved in hauling of concrete and asphalt

Relates to prevailing wage for those involved in hauling of concrete and asphalt in the counties of Nassau, Putnam, Suffolk, and Westchester, and in the city of New York.

Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates prevailing wage rates for concrete/asphalt hauling workers in specified areas, ensuring fair compensation and protecting labor rights per prevailing wage standards.95% confidence

Signed into law Dec 12, 2025 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor A 203

Signed into law · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Requires hospitals to develop a violence prevention program

Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.

Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates hospitals to develop workplace violence prevention programs including safety assessments, directly strengthening workplace safety protections for healthcare workers under Labor & Employment.90% confidence

Signed into law Dec 12, 2025 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor A 2439

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Establishes a reproductive health services training grant program

Establishes a reproductive health services training and education grant program to train licensed providers and interns or residents who are employed by a hospital or otherwise enrolled in an accredited graduate medical education program in the performance of abortion and related reproductive health services; establishes the reproductive health training and education fund.

HealthcareSupports HealthcareEstablishes grant program to train providers in abortion services, directly funding reproductive healthcare access and provider education.95% confidence

In committee Dec 8, 2025 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 2273

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Enacts the state and local government food waste prevention and diversion act

Enacts the state and local government food waste prevention and diversion act; requires facilities generating excess food waste to take measures to minimize such waste.

EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentMinimizes food waste to reduce landfill methane emissions and pollution, directly advancing environmental protection goals.90% confidence

In committee Dec 8, 2025 1 co-sponsor Track