Sen. James Skoufis

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the village of South Blooming Grove to collect a tax on hotel and motel stays, including facilities like bed and breakfasts. The tax rate is capped at five percent of the nightly room cost and excludes permanent residents who stay for at least ninety consecutive days. Revenue generated from this tax must be deposited into the village's general fund and can be used for any lawful purpose. The law includes provisions for how the tax is collected, paid, and appealed, and it will automatically expire three years after it takes effect.

Authorizes Chang Zhu to take the competitive civil service examination and be placed on the eligible civil service list for employment as a full-time police officer for the Mount Hope police department.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific section of State Route 17M in the town of Wallkill as the "Private First Class Richard Cleveland Dunn Memorial Highway" in honor of an individual. The legislation requires the Department of Transportation to install and maintain road signs reflecting this new name, while clarifying that the change is ceremonial and will not alter the official route number or disrupt commerce. Once signed into law, the act takes effect immediately to formalize this commemorative designation on the state highway system.

Maddy summaryThis law requires payment card networks and merchants to use specific standardized codes to identify businesses that sell firearms and ammunition in New York. Starting in May 2025, these codes must be assigned to licensed gun dealers and ammunition sellers to ensure their transactions are properly categorized. The bill establishes a penalty system where the Attorney General can issue fines of up to $10,000 per violation if a company fails to use the correct codes after receiving a warning. This change aims to improve how financial transactions involving gun sales are tracked and reported across the state.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the maximum duration of temporary retail permits from 90 to 180 days, directly affecting businesses that hold these licenses to sell alcohol. Under the new rules, the issuing authority can grant an initial 180-day permit or extend an existing one by up to 30 days at a time, provided the business pays an additional fee of $64 for beer licenses or $96 for other permits. The legislation also allows for further 30-day extensions at the authority's discretion if the required fees are paid and all conditions are met. This change takes effect immediately upon signing.

Requires certain grants to nonpublic schools for services and expenses of health and safety equipment, security personnel, related assessments and training needs, remediation of hazardous conditions, and/or the repair and maintenance of buildings, facilities, appurtenances, equipment and systems to maintain the health and safety of school building occupants be able to be used on school resource officers.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates New York State's education laws to standardize the creation and funding of detailed site maps for school emergency response plans. It requires schools to produce digital and printable maps that include floor plans, aerial imagery, and specific labels for key locations like exits, hazardous materials, and security equipment, ensuring these files are compatible with law enforcement software. To support this, the legislation authorizes state funding for school districts to purchase these mapping services alongside other approved safety devices like metal detectors and security cameras. The bill also mandates that these maps be kept confidential and verified annually through walkthroughs to ensure accuracy for first responders.

Permits unvented attics and unvented enclosed rafter assemblies to be sealed with air-impermeable insulation in order to help attain building decarbonization goals.

Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from penalizing pharmacies for providing customers certain information relating to the costs of prescription medications and services.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's public service law to penalize public utility companies and their employees for knowingly submitting false information during rate-setting proceedings. Under the new rules, any individual or entity caught making such false statements faces a fine of up to $250,000, with each separate lie counted as a distinct offense. The legislation also requires utilities to report any previously submitted false statements to the commission within three business days of discovering the error. Failure to disclose these mistakes results in the same financial penalties as the original deception.