Asm. Karl Brabenec

Primary A 4767

Failed · New York Assembly · Lead sponsor

Increases civil service credits given to veterans currently returning from service

Maddy summaryBill A 4767 increases the additional civil service credits available to veterans. It grants veterans honorably discharged on or after January 1, 2025, ten extra points on competitive examinations for initial civil service appointments and five points for promotions. Disabled veterans honorably discharged during the same timeframe would receive fifteen additional points for original appointments and ten points for promotions. These credits are applied to competitive examinations for civil service positions.

VeteransSupports VeteransBill grants veterans extra civil service exam points (10/15 for appointments, 5/10 for promotions), directly enhancing employment benefits and recognition per legislative text.95% confidence

Failed Jan 7, 2026 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor A 2492

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Increases the applicable percentage of the child tax credit allowed in the empire state child tax credit to forty-five percent

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.

Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases child tax credit percentage from 33% to 45%, providing direct tax relief to families, aligning with support indicators for middle-income tax relief.95% confidence

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 2029

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' credit; repealer

Repeals the provision of law that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who receive a real property tax exemption for service may not receive the income tax credit for such service.

Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesRepeals restriction preventing volunteer firefighters/ambulance workers from claiming income tax credit, providing tax relief for lower-income emergency service workers.95% confidence

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 7865

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to expanding criminal mischief in the third degree to include damaging property of another as an expression of political ideology

Provides that a person is guilty of criminal mischief in the third degree when such person intentionally damages property of another person to promote or suppress a political ideology, or otherwise as an expression of political ideology.

Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill expands criminal mischief to include political ideology-motivated property damage, increasing criminalization and opposing reform efforts focused on reducing over-punishment.90% confidence

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 5681

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relates to the powers, functions and duties of the New York state public authorities control board

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 5681) changes voting rules for New York's Public Authorities Control Board. It grants voting rights to members appointed based on recommendations from minority leaders of the state Senate and Assembly - previously they were non-voting with only their comments recorded. The board will now require unanimous votes from all voting members (including these newly empowered minority-recommended members) for decisions. This affects the board's internal operations but does not alter its composition or core responsibilities.

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 159

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Allows police vehicles to have one or more forward facing blue lights

Allows police vehicles to have one or more forward facing blue lights, provided that such blue light can only be displayed in combination with a red and/or white light.

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 6845

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Provides that the election of chief and assistant chief by a fire department may be on the same day as the day of election of the fire department's election of administration officers

Provides that the election of chief and assistant chief by a fire department may be on the same day as the day of election of the fire department's election of administration officers.

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 5657

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses

Requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to promote education in hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.

EducationSupports EducationBill mandates adding hunting/fishing education to high school PE, enhancing curriculum content and student programs as per support indicators.90% confidence

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 3321

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Enacts the New York automobile insurance fraud and premium reduction act; appropriation

Enacts the New York automobile insurance fraud and premium reduction act; provides that this act is aimed at reducing insurance fraud and thus lowering the cost of insurance premiums; provides a provision for compensation to a person that reports insurance fraud to the authorities; further provides that this act also increases the penalty for insurance fraud; appropriates $3,100,000 therefor.

Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $3.1M to fund anti-fraud measures aimed at reducing insurance costs, promoting fiscal responsibility through budget allocation.95% confidence

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor A 347

In committee · New York Assembly · Co-sponsor

Empowers the commissioner of a board of elections to order certain audits upon a finding of discrepancies

Relates to empowering the commissioner of a board of elections to order a voting machine audit upon a finding of discrepancies and shall also be empowered to order an audit of a particular contest.

In committee Jan 7, 2026 1 co-sponsor Track