Provides a partial tax exemption from real property taxes for real property owned by special police officers residing in any county, excluding any county wholly contained in a city with a population of one million or more.
Permits a military spouse to practice an occupation upon submission of licensure, certification or registration to practice an equivalent occupation issued by any other state; provided the licensure standards are not lower than those of this state.
Maddy summaryS 2143 allows veterans who served in the U.S. military under honorable conditions but couldn't complete high school to receive a high school diploma based on their military experience. It repeals outdated provisions and creates a program where the education commissioner develops a process to award diplomas to eligible veterans. The bill directly affects veterans who were unable to finish secondary education due to military service, regardless of the conflict they served in. This replaces prior law that only covered World War II veterans, expanding eligibility to all qualifying veterans.
Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer where a person causes such police officer to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, or the contents of a toilet bowl, by throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid or material.
Maddy summaryS 2099 proposes to remove current prohibitions on firearm silencers. The bill amends the environmental conservation law to allow individuals, excluding law enforcement, to possess and use silencers for hunting purposes. It also modifies the penal law by removing firearm silencers from the list of items that constitute criminal possession of a weapon. Additionally, the legislation revises the definition of an "assault weapon" by removing characteristics like threaded barrels, which are designed to accommodate silencers or other muzzle devices, from the criteria for classifying certain semiautomatic rifles and pistols.
Makes a proclamation extending a local state of emergency issued by the chief executive subject to the approval of the local governing body of the applicable county, city, town or village; provides that all orders issued by a local board of health shall be effective for a period of five days; requires approval by the applicable local governing body for each extension thereof.
Provides a tax deduction for small business employers of 25% of the wages, salary or compensation paid to up to ten employees who earn up to 110% of the minimum wage.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's penal law to remove criminal penalties for possessing rifles, shotguns, or firearms on college and university campuses. It explicitly states that the prohibition on weapon possession "shall not apply to college or university buildings or grounds," meaning students, faculty, and visitors could legally carry such firearms without authorization on campus. However, the bill maintains that schools cannot authorize teachers, administrators, or non-security staff to carry weapons - only certified security personnel with special registration may be permitted to do so. The change eliminates the current class E felony charge for firearm possession on campus grounds, shifting the legal standard for campus safety.
Maddy summaryS 1413 creates two new criminal offenses: "harassment of a law enforcement officer or family member in the first degree" (a felony) and "in the second degree" (a misdemeanor). First-degree harassment covers threatening communications (via phone, email, or other means) intended to cause fear for an officer's or family member's safety or property. Second-degree harassment includes physical contact, following in public, or repeated conduct that alarms officers or their families. The law directly affects anyone who targets law enforcement officers or their household members with these specific actions, with penalties ranging from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Establishes a first permanent payroll employee tax credit which allows a business to receive a tax credit for the three years following the employment of such business' first permanent payroll employee where such credit equals a portion of the amount it costs to employ such permanent payroll employee.
