Sen. Pete Harckham

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 1224) prevents school-based health center services from being delivered to medical assistance recipients (like Medicaid beneficiaries) through private managed care insurance plans. It amends state law to require these services to continue being provided directly outside of managed care programs. The key change ensures that students receiving medical assistance can access school health services through traditional public health channels, not through private insurance networks. The bill was passed by the legislature in June 2025 but was vetoed by the governor on October 16, 2025, so it did not become law.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the town of Patterson, New York, to impose a 5% tax on transient hotel and motel stays (including bed-and-breakfasts and tourist facilities), excluding guests staying 90+ consecutive days or certain exempt entities like government agencies and non-profits. Hotels and motels must collect the tax from guests and remit it to Patterson’s treasury, with revenues funding general town expenses. The tax authority expires after two years unless renewed. It does not apply to permanent residents or specific exempt organizations as defined in the law.

Dedicates a portion of the state highway system constituting state route three hundred one from Belden Road to Gipsy Trail Road in the town of Carmel, county of Putman, to John F. McArdle.

Maddy summaryS 7801 waives the standard residency requirement for Putnam County's attorney position. It allows qualified New York-licensed attorneys who live in a neighboring county (like Orange or Dutchess) to serve as Putnam County Attorney, instead of requiring them to reside within Putnam County itself. This change applies only to the Putnam County Attorney role and takes effect immediately. The bill does not alter residency rules for other county offices or positions.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 4554) modifies New York City's pension rules to streamline benefits for police officers and firefighters who participated in World Trade Center rescue efforts. It creates a presumption that members with qualifying health conditions (like respiratory illnesses linked to WTC exposure) developed their disability during service, provided they filed a timely notice of participation. The presumption means the pension board must reclassify their retirement as "accidental disability" without changing their retirement option, unless the employer proves otherwise. This directly affects NYC police pension fund members who worked at the WTC site and later developed health conditions recognized under the law.

Maddy summaryThis bill waives the standard residency requirement for the county commissioner of finance position in Putnam County, New York. It allows individuals who live in Putnam County or an adjacent New York county to hold this office, rather than requiring them to reside in Putnam County itself. The change specifically applies only to the commissioner of finance role in Putnam County, maintaining residency rules for other county positions. This is a procedural adjustment to the public officers law, not a broader policy change.

Clarifies provisions regarding the use of crossbows for hunting, allowing the department of environmental conservation to allow the use of crossbows for the taking of big game in any area long bows are permitted.

Extends the one percent increased county sales tax for Putnam county for two years; requires one-ninth of such one percent increase in sales tax be allocated to towns and villages in such county.

Maddy summaryS 4895 extends Briarcliff Manor’s occupancy tax deadline from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2027, keeping the tax in effect for two additional years. This directly affects the village’s ability to collect the tax from short-term rentals and hotels. The bill, signed into law on August 7, 2025, amends the expiration date in the tax law without changing the tax rate or collection process. It is now law as Chapter 273.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the existing occupancy tax on short-term rentals (like hotels and vacation homes) in Mount Kisco village until September 1, 2027. It directly affects residents, businesses, and visitors using short-term lodging in Mount Kisco by maintaining the current tax structure. The key change is updating the expiration date from 2025 to 2027 in the law governing this tax, keeping it in effect longer without altering the tax rate or scope. The bill does not create new taxes or change how the tax is collected.