Sen. Jim Tedisco

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a formal process for parents or legal guardians to request an AMBER alert (referred to as a "missing child alert" in the bill) through the Division of State Police. It requires such requests to be submitted to the Division for review, creating a structured pathway that previously lacked clear procedures. The bill clarifies that police may still withhold alerts if they determine release could jeopardize an investigation or child safety, as they currently do under existing discretion. This change directly affects families of missing children by providing a defined method to seek urgent public alerts.

Provides for distinctive license plates for gold star family members; eliminates the registration fee for gold star mother and gold star family member distinctive license plates.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits individuals convicted of certain sex offenses (under Penal Law Article 130) from voting if they are both on parole/conditional release and in civil commitment at a hospital or institution. It directly affects people meeting both conditions during their period of civil confinement. The law amends voting rights provisions in the Executive Law and Election Law to bar voting in all elections held while the person remains confined. The restriction applies only during the time of civil confinement, not for the entire parole period. The bill takes effect 30 days after enactment.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters; defines terms; provides a fifty percent rebate for eligible purchases.

Enacts the "consumer utility meter choice protection act"; allows customers to decline the installation of smart meters without being liable for fees.

Provides for the viewing of photo or video footage captured by a camera installed inside a school bus, by a parent or guardian of a pupil, when such parent, guardian or pupil reports any incident of physical harm, harassment, intimidation or bullying occurring against the pupil while such pupil travelled on such school bus.

Relates to providing a tax credit for qualified expenses relating to healthy living; provides such credit shall equal, up to one thousand dollars, the amount paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for qualified expenses relating to healthy living.

Maddy summaryS 209 establishes a tax credit for businesses that create new full-time jobs in the state. It provides a credit equal to 6.85% of a new employee's gross wages (capped at $5,000 per employee annually for three consecutive years), with an additional $3,000 credit for hires who were receiving unemployment benefits during 2027-2028. The credit applies only to employees hired after July 1, 2026, who increase a business's total workforce above its 2025 employment level (defined as "base employment"). Businesses can use the credit to offset quarterly tax payments, and the credit cannot be claimed if other employment-based credits apply for the same hire.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's penal law to permit licensed judges, justices, and support magistrates to carry firearms (specifically pistols or revolvers) in sensitive locations. It adds a new exception to existing law for judicial personnel who already hold valid pistol or revolver licenses under Section 400.00. The provision applies to all town, village, and unified court system judges meeting licensing requirements, without changing firearm possession rules for others.

Includes aggravated cemetery desecration in the second degree and aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree as specified offenses for purposes of hate crimes.