Requires motorists to exercise care to avoid colliding with any domestic or companion animal; increases fines and penalties for causing such injury and for leaving the scene of injury to certain animals without reporting.
Requires the state university of New York and the city university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the availability of campus services, programs and resources for veteran students.
Requires law enforcement agencies to store physical or other evidence it maintains within fireproof containers or within a fireproof storage area; requires law enforcement agencies to document and photograph evidence before it is stored in a fireproof container or storage area; requires that such documents and photographs be stored in a different location.
Relates to establishing an abatement and exemption from real property taxes for capital improvements to reduce carbon emissions; establishes an energy efficiency improvement board to approve the abatements and exemptions.
Directs the commissioner of labor, in conjunction with the commissioner of health, to develop a program which incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York State to balance its annual budget (excluding capital projects) starting April 1, 2026, using standard accounting principles. It creates the New York State Governmental Accounting Review Board to help the governor and legislature implement this requirement, handle requests for budget exemptions, and manage transitions if compliance would disrupt essential services. The board, composed of five accounting experts appointed by the governor, will review budget submissions and ensure they align with generally accepted accounting principles. This directly affects how the state government prepares and passes its annual budget, requiring all revenue and expenditure estimates to be reported under standardized accounting rules.
Relates to instruction concerning traffic stops in pre-licensing courses to provide drivers with their responsibilities when stopped by a law enforcement officer.
Authorizes the chancellor of the city district to control and operate certain specialized high schools in the city of New York; establishes a commission on middle school achievement to provide guidance, advice, and make recommendations to the chancellor of the city district on matters pertaining to education policy, performance and innovation in New York city middle schools; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Relates to the conversion to condominium ownership for the preservation of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York; provides expanded homeownership opportunities from the conversion of certain residential rental buildings to condominium status by property owners that commit to preserve the inventory of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York.
Provides that the aggregate amount of pass-through entity credits claimed by all partners, members or shareholders of an electing partnership or electing S corporation shall not exceed eighty-seven percent of the tax due.
