Sen. Shelley Mayer

Primary S 611

Passed · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Makes commissioners full time employees of boards outside the city of New York

Maddy summaryThis bill requires election commissioners for boards located outside New York City to serve as full-time employees rather than part-time volunteers. It allows counties with populations over 120,000 to increase the number of these commissioners from two to four through local laws. The legislation maintains the existing rule that major political parties can each recommend an equal number of appointments for these positions. The changes become effective immediately upon passage.

Passed May 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 6871

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes model hate crime materials for school districts

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the state education commissioner to create model educational materials on hate crime awareness for school districts to use voluntarily. These resources would cover topics such as discrimination, religious intolerance, and specific forms of bias like anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, tailored to different age groups. Schools are free to adopt all or part of these materials in whatever way they choose to integrate them into their curriculum. The law takes effect on July 1st following its passage.

In committee May 13, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 774

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes the "earned time act"

Establishes the "earned time act" providing for time allowances against the term or maximum term of sentences imposed by the court to be credited on an annual pro rata basis.

In committee May 13, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 9279

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Provides for the enrollment of certain persons in direct deposit for compensation payments

Provides for the enrollment of a surviving spouse, a surviving domestic partner, a dependent child or children, or any other person entitled to a death benefit in direct deposit for compensation payments.

In committee May 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 6179

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays

Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition.

In committee May 9, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5728

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Creates a program to assist municipalities with water quality improvement of water bodies within the municipality managed by lake associations

Creates a program to assist municipalities with water quality improvement of water bodies within the municipality managed by lake associations.

Passed May 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 1538

Passed · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Prohibits the use of drilling fluids and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway

Prohibits the use of drilling fluids and flowback water from wells, pools or fields on any highway for any purpose including but not limited to de-icing or dust suppression.

Passed May 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 1535

died · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires certain state owned and operated parking facilities to install and maintain charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles

Requires certain state owned and operated parking facilities to install and maintain charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles.

died May 7, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 2689

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany

Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.

In committee May 7, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 8994

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Grants real property tax abatement to rent-controlled or rent regulated properties when the maximum authorized rent exceeds 1/2 of the tenants' household income

Authorizes application of the property tax abatement for rent-controlled or rent regulated properties occupied by senior citizens or disabled persons, to those units occupied by tenants paying the maximum allowable rent when such rent exceeds 1/2 of the household income; provides for state payments to cities affected thereby equal to 10% of lost real property tax revenue.

In committee May 7, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track