Sen. Tony Palumbo

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes specific limits on the interest rates charged on overdue property taxes for residential real estate. It mandates that interest rates must be at least 2% and cannot exceed 16%, with a cap tied to the prime interest rate set by the commissioner. These rules apply to condominiums and cooperatives but exclude vacant and abandoned properties, overriding any local laws that set higher rates. The bill also requires the prime interest rate to be determined every five years, starting with the 2025 rate.

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes changes to how courts set bail for criminal defendants, specifically requiring judges to individually assess whether a person poses a current physical threat to victims, individuals, or the community. Under the new rules, judges must also evaluate the risk of flight and choose a securing order that balances the defendant's return to court with public safety, while explaining their decision in writing or on the record. The legislation directs courts to consider all available information about the defendant when making these determinations. Although the bill was reintroduced in late 2024, it was previously defeated in the Codes Committee in May 2024.

Deems a person who engages in sexual conduct during the period of their probation with his or her supervising probation officer as being incapable of consent.

Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public safety and improve habitat connectivity and create a priority list of wildlife opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be available to implement the top five projects identified.

Establishes the crime of aggravated obstructing emergency medical services for conduct which obstructs the efforts of certain emergency services, personnel or systems while obstructing traffic or posing a risk of serious physical injury; permits forfeiture.

Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to discontinue a portion of real property currently used as parkland to West Ferry Office, LLC for the construction of sewer facilities.

Provides for medicaid reimbursement for ambulance services when treatment in place is administered and/or when transportation is provided to alternative health care settings instead of a general hospital.

Deems Anthony Varvaro to have died as the natural and proximate result of an accident sustained in the performance of duty so as to permit accidental death benefits to be awarded to his beneficiaries.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases the severity of penalties for fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle by reclassifying the offenses from misdemeanors to felonies. It also makes these specific felony charges eligible for bail, allowing defendants to be released pending trial under certain conditions. The legislation applies to individuals charged with unlawfully fleeing an officer in a vehicle, regardless of whether they are charged with other crimes at the same time. By adjusting the legal classification and bail eligibility, the bill changes how these offenses are handled within the criminal justice system.

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "NYPD Detective Brian P. Simonsen Memorial Bridge" located in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County.