Sen. Mario Mattera

Returns the state's energy codes to the less expensive earlier provisions; repeals provisions of the state energy conservation construction code which relate to the state's clean energy and climate agenda.

Permits award of crime victim assistance funds to victims of overdoses, where such overdoses cause death and were the result of deception, surreptitious delivery, or third-party administration of a controlled substance.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's criminal procedure law to allow judges to set bail for individuals charged with certain offenses involving threats against schools, school staff, or students. It specifically adds crimes such as aggravated harassment, making a threat of mass harm, aggravated threat of mass harm, and terroristic threats - when directed at a school district, school, staff, or student - to the list of offenses for which bail can be imposed. This change grants courts the discretion to require monetary bail for these particular school-related threat offenses.

Establishes certain protections related to the receipt of compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits matters, including penalties for violations.

Makes the failure to provide food, water or appropriate shelter to a companion animal (dogs and cats) left outside a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes the requirements for level two sex offenders in New York. It increases their mandatory in-person appearance frequency with law enforcement from every three years to every year. Specifically, these offenders must appear annually to provide a current photograph, which law enforcement then forwards to the state division. The change directly affects individuals classified as level two sex offenders under New York's sex offender registration system.

Enacts "Chelsey's law"; provides that a person commits the crime of manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter when such person knows or has reasonable grounds to know that a controlled substance is likely to cause the death of another person and sells, administers, delivers, or causes the delivery of a controlled substance to another person and such substance causes, contributes to, or aids in the death of such other person.

Prohibits level 2 and 3 sex offenders from residing within 1,500 feet of their victim or school grounds; prohibits such offenders from attending or participating in school sponsored activities.

Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.

Provides an exemption for the purposes of allowing the installation and use of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems where such are installed and used in a building or part of a building that is owned or occupied by a person who holds genuine and sincere religious beliefs and whose health and safety will be jeopardized due to the prohibition of the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems because of such genuine and sincere religious beliefs.