Provides for the regulation of indoor and outdoor worksites with temperature protection standards and education, training and reporting requirements to ensure that employers provide safe conditions for their employees.
Asm. Steve Otis
Sponsored bills
Enacts the "beauty justice act"; provides for the regulation of ingredients in personal care products and cosmetics; prohibits the sale of personal care products and cosmetic products containing certain restricted products.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends the city of New Rochelle's legal authority to collect an occupancy tax on short-term rentals until September 1, 2027. The legislation updates the expiration date of an existing tax law, allowing the city to continue generating revenue from this source for an additional three years. By amending the relevant state law, the bill ensures the tax remains in effect without requiring new legislation before the current deadline passes.
Extends the enforcement of the collection of delinquent real property taxes and the collection of taxes by banks; enforces the collection of taxes in certain villages.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates New York State education laws to allow high school districts to include students as non-voting members on their school boards. It clarifies that these student representatives can attend public meetings and participate in discussions but cannot vote, receive payment, or access closed executive sessions. The law provides several methods for selecting these students, such as election by the student body or selection by the principal, while requiring that chosen students have attended the school for at least one year. Additionally, the bill repeals previous sections of the education law to remove outdated provisions related to student board membership.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends a special funding subsidy for water pollution control projects in municipalities until September 30, 2027. It directly affects local governments that have already applied for and closed on loans from the state's water pollution control revolving fund to start construction on eligible projects. Under the new provisions, these municipalities will receive a financial allocation equal to 50% of their outstanding loan balances, up from the standard 33.3%, and will pay interest rates capped at half the market rate instead of two-thirds. The law applies only to projects where the loan was approved, finalized, and construction began during the specified period between June 1, 1992, and September 30, 2027.
Amends procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children to provide additional protections and for taking juveniles and sixteen and seventeen year olds into custody.
Prohibits the application of pesticides to certain local freshwater wetlands for local governments that have implemented a freshwater wetlands protection law; provides that any local law or ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect on the first day of January after it shall have been adopted.
Provides any entity which leases excavation equipment to the public with the telephone number of the system and a sample or model notice informing lessees of excavation equipment of the system and their responsibilities relating to the protection of underground facilities.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends the expiration date for specific traffic laws in New Rochelle from December 1, 2024, to December 1, 2029. It directly affects vehicle owners and operators in the city by keeping existing rules regarding liability for failing to obey traffic signals in place for an additional five years. The legislation also updates the effective date for new traffic signal rules, ensuring they take effect thirty days after the bill becomes law. By amending state vehicle and traffic laws, the bill maintains the current legal framework for traffic control indications in New Rochelle until the new expiration date.