Sen. Toby Stavisky

Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution honors Jillian Hanesworth and Augustus Clarke for winning the 2024 Sports Emmy Award in the Short Film category. The bill formally recognizes their work on the film "Still Here," which highlights the resilience of Buffalo following the 2022 mass shooting and blizzard. It directs the legislative body to pause its proceedings to acknowledge their achievement and mandates that a copy of the resolution be sent to them. The measure serves as a public commendation of their specific contribution to the NFL 360 series rather than altering any laws or policies.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a Senate resolution that officially commemorates the 155th anniversary of Chapin Home for the Aging on May 31, 2024. It directly affects the Chapin Home organization by recognizing its 155-year history of providing care to senior citizens in New York. The resolution acknowledges the facility's founding in 1869 and its current status as a skilled nursing and adult day health care center. The primary mechanism is a formal acknowledgment where the legislative body pauses its work to honor the organization and sends a copy of the resolution to Chapin Home.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates New York State law to explicitly include ammunition alongside firearms as prohibited items for individuals with certain criminal convictions or outstanding felony warrants. It makes it a class D felony for people who are legally barred from owning weapons to buy, acquire, or sell ammunition, as well as for anyone who knowingly provides ammunition to such prohibited individuals. The legislation applies to anyone subject to a prior conviction that restricts weapon possession or anyone currently facing an arrest warrant for a felony or serious offense. By clarifying these restrictions, the bill aims to close a potential loophole where someone could legally purchase a gun but remain able to buy or sell bullets.

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.

Grants access to patient or client records for the Board of Professional Medical Conduct for the purpose of investigation and prosecution of professional licensing and misconduct proceedings.

Prohibits the higher education services corporation from seeking recovery of awards made in error during certain academic years due to administrative error.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits individuals from openly carrying rifles or shotguns in public, defining open carry as holding the firearm in a way that makes it visible to others. The law applies to anyone who is not a licensed gunsmith or dealer and does not have specific legal exemptions. It includes a six-month grace period allowing people to voluntarily surrender unserialized firearms or parts before they must be registered. Numerous exceptions are provided for law enforcement, military personnel, licensed dealers, hunters, and others engaged in specific official duties or activities like historical reenactments. The prohibition also covers possessing major components of these firearms if the person is otherwise banned from owning guns due to federal restrictions or court orders.

Relates to development of programs for, use of funds towards, scholarships and grants under the New York state college choice tuition savings program.

Requires public schools in any city with a population over one million that have at least 25% of students practicing a religious faith with specific dietary restrictions to offer food options which meet such dietary restrictions.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a Senate resolution that formally congratulates the Elmont High School Boys Basketball Team and their coach for winning the 2024 NYSPHSAA Basketball Class AA Championship. The document recognizes the team's achievement of securing their first state title since 2016 and lists the specific names of the players and the coach being honored. It serves as an official record of legislative appreciation for the team's success and is intended to be sent to the school for their records.