Sen. Jack Martins

Maddy summaryThis bill proposes allowing workers to deduct cash tips from their taxable income if those tips are counted as wages. It applies to individuals who receive cash tips that are officially recorded as compensation starting with tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. The change would reduce the amount of income subject to tax for those specific tip earnings.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows Nassau County municipalities to extend real property tax exemptions for specific redevelopment projects by up to twenty-five additional years. It applies to projects owned by mutual redevelopment companies that either were acquired through a specific legal process or are restricted to housing seniors aged fifty-five and older. The provision is designed to prevent significant increases in carrying charges for these properties when their initial tax exemptions expire. By enabling local legislative bodies to contract with these companies for extended tax relief, the law aims to stabilize housing costs for the affected senior residents.

Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances with the exception of use in cattle or other nonhuman species if approved by the federal food and drug administration.

Establishes the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) For Kids Act prohibiting the provision of addictive feeds to minors by addictive social media platforms; establishes remedies and penalties.

Establishes the New York child data protection act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed; provides exceptions in certain circumstances.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands eligibility for World Trade Center-related benefits to include employees who worked at the Verrazano Bridge Toll Facility. By amending the state's retirement and social security law, it adds this specific worksite to the list of locations that qualify for these benefits, alongside other sites like the Fresh Kills Landfill and various New York City emergency response centers. The law applies to public employees who worked at the toll facility during the qualifying period and have since purchased service credit for that time. The change is effective immediately and is treated as if it had been in force since September 11, 2001.

Relates to requiring the use of project labor agreements for large scale construction projects under the state university construction fund; provides an exception to such requirement may be granted; provides that the fund may require every contractor become party to a project labor agreement.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates how the state calculates payment rates for federally qualified health centers to better match their actual operating costs. It requires the health department to analyze five years of cost data, including expenses for staffing, physical facilities, and technology, and to remove existing caps on these payments starting in April 2025. The law establishes a new method for adjusting these rates annually based on federal market basket figures and changes in the scope of services provided. This change directly affects federally qualified health centers by ensuring their reimbursement reflects the true cost of delivering care.

Maddy summaryThis bill removes specific restrictions on who can receive personal and home care services under Medicaid in New York. It repeals a rule that previously required individuals to need assistance with more than two daily activities or, for those with dementia, supervision with more than one daily activity to qualify. The change allows people with fewer daily living challenges to become eligible for these services if a physician determines they are cost-effective and appropriate. Additionally, the bill clarifies that individuals must be able to make their own choices about the type of care they receive or have a designated representative do so. These updates take effect immediately upon becoming law.

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2024; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.