Sen. Rob Rolison

Maddy summaryS 534 creates a new class A misdemeanor offense called "aggravated disorderly conduct" for individuals who obstruct traffic or block building entrances during unpermitted protests, demonstrations, or assemblies with intent to cause public alarm or recklessly create such risk. This law specifically designates aggravated disorderly conduct as a "specified offense" for hate crime prosecutions, meaning it could be treated as a hate crime if motivated by bias. The bill directly affects protest participants engaging in these specific types of obstruction without legal authorization.

Requires enhanced federal medical assistance percentage funds be directly shared with the counties and the city of New York; requires the comptroller examine and audit all funds received from the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage and the distributions made to counties and the city of New York.

Establishes the reckless driving prevention grant program which provides funds to local law enforcement agencies and prosecuting offices to combat reckless driving.

Prohibits any motor vehicle with a manufacturers' gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand one pounds or more which utilizes autonomous vehicle technology from being operated on public highways unless a natural person holding a valid license for the operation of the motor vehicle's class is present within such vehicle.

Authorizes a county, city, town or village to override a governor's declaration of a state disaster emergency in all or part of the territorial limits of such local government.

Establishes protections for adults sixty years of age or older, or at least the age of eighteen and who, because of mental or physical impairments, are unable to manage their own resources or protect themselves from financial exploitation without assistance from others.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 6836) requires that sentences for aggravated criminal contempt be served consecutively when the offense occurs while a person is awaiting sentencing on another felony charge. It specifically applies to individuals convicted of aggravated criminal contempt - such as violating protection orders, having prior contempt convictions, or committing contempt while in custody - while facing a separate felony case. The key change mandates that if imprisonment is ordered for both offenses, the sentences must run one after the other, not concurrently. This affects defendants in criminal contempt cases who also have pending felony charges, altering how their prison terms are structured.

Deems home instruction which is compliant with the provisions of article 65 of the education law and the home instruction requirements prescribed in the commissioner of education's regulations to be substantially equivalent in amount and quality to the instruction given to students of like age and attainments at the public schools of the city or district where the student resides.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a dedicated "Long Island transportation account" within New York City's transportation assistance fund. It allocates 50% of certain tax revenues (from Section 1299-H of the tax law) specifically to fund MTA operations, infrastructure, and toll reductions in Nassau and Suffolk counties, including projects connecting these counties to Manhattan. Funds must cover transportation costs like maintenance, construction, and services without replacing existing federal or state funding. The account requires unanimous approval from three MTA board members for fund usage, ensuring oversight by state legislative leadership and the governor. This directly affects Long Island residents and MTA services in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Ensures the safe and efficient delivery of materials for the timely construction of major renewable energy facilities in furtherance of the goals mandated by the New York state climate leadership and community protection act; provides that vehicles carrying materials intended for the construction of any major renewable energy facility, including oversize and superload transport vehicles, shall be permitted to travel on the thruway and state highways, on any day of the week, including Saturday and Sunday.