Increases the amount of income property owners may earn for the purpose of eligibility for the property tax exemption for persons over sixty-five years of age; increases such amount to $75,000.
Maddy summaryThis bill, titled the "Vote in Peace Act," restricts political activity near polling places. It prohibits electioneering (like campaigning or distributing materials), political buttons or posters, and alcohol consumption within a 100-foot radius of polling entrances during voting hours. The law also requires maintaining American flags and voter information displays and allows only specific, marked changes to entrances for disability access or public safety emergencies. It directly affects voters, candidates, and campaign workers by limiting political engagement near polling sites.
Establishes a uterine fibroids awareness and education program on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and the elevated risk for minority women.
Maddy summaryThis bill changes the date of the state's presidential primary to align with the regular state primary election held on the fourth Tuesday in June, rather than the current February date. It directly affects voters and presidential candidates in the state by consolidating the presidential primary with the existing state primary election. The key provision amends election law to eliminate the separate February "spring primary" for presidential delegates, instead requiring all presidential nominations to occur during the June primary. This creates a single primary date for both state and presidential elections in years when presidential electors are chosen. The bill does not alter voting procedures or eligibility, only the timing of the presidential primary.
Deems human remains to be abandoned if not acted upon within a certain period of time and authorizes the person in possession of such remains to dispose of them.
Maddy summaryThis bill limits health care workers, including nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel, to their regularly scheduled work hours without mandatory overtime. Exceptions allow longer shifts only during declared emergencies (like natural disasters or public health crises), federal/state emergency declarations, or when completing an ongoing medical/surgical procedure. It specifically excludes doctors, residents, and security staff from this definition. The law aims to protect patient safety by preventing excessive staff fatigue through concrete scheduling limits. Employers cannot use on-call time to bypass these restrictions.
Establishes a clinical preceptorship personal income tax credit for certain health care professionals who provide preceptor instruction to students studying to be a health care professional.
Allows evidence of a defendant's prior crimes or acts to be admissible in a criminal case for certain purposes including as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, state of mind of the defendant, state of mind of the victim or other party, absence of mistake or accident, identity, modus operandi, or common scheme or plan; requires that the prosecution provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial.
Deems home instruction which is compliant with the provisions of article 65 of the education law and the home instruction requirements prescribed in the commissioner of education's regulations to be substantially equivalent in amount and quality to the instruction given to students of like age and attainments at the public schools of the city or district where the student resides.
Requires standards for the new construction of electric vehicle charging stations to require such stations to have an external automatic cutoff switch.
