Sen. Alexis Weik

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 1538) adds county probation officers in Nassau County to a list of public safety workers eligible for optional disability coverage. If Nassau County chooses to adopt it, probation officers injured or made ill while performing job duties would receive full salary during recovery and have medical/hospital costs covered by the county - mirroring existing protections for police, firefighters, and other covered roles. The coverage is optional for Nassau County, not mandatory statewide, and prohibits medical providers from billing the officers directly. It does not change current coverage for other counties or public safety workers outside Nassau.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits blowing grass clippings or leaves onto highways, highway right-of-way areas, or adjacent private lands. It amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law to explicitly include "blowing" as a prohibited action alongside throwing or dumping debris. The law applies to all individuals and entities who blow such materials in these designated areas. The change takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Requires applications for property tax exemptions by nonprofit organizations be filed at the time of purchase of a property; provides that the attorney or agent responsible for filing such application shall be fined twenty-five percent of the property's assessed taxes if such application is not timely filed.

Enacts the "New York anti-mandate act"; provides that a business entity doing business in the state of New York shall not refuse to provide any service, product, admission to a venue, or transportation to a person because that person has or has not received or used a medical intervention; provides that a ticket issuer shall not penalize, discriminate against, or deny access to an entertainment event to a ticket holder because the ticket holder has or has not received or used a medical intervention; provides a school operating in the state shall not mandate a medical intervention for any person to attend school, enter campus or school buildings, or be employed by the school; provides that unless required by federal law, no state, county, or local government entity or official in New York shall require any person to receive or use a medical intervention; defines terms; makes conforming changes.

Requires security at all publicly accessible entrances of general hospitals; requires every general hospital to have either one off-duty law enforcement officer or trained security personnel be present at all times at each publicly accessible entrance or have installed locking doors at each publicly accessible entrance; requires every general hospital to provide wearable employee panic buttons or alert devices capable of immediately notifying on-site security personnel or law enforcement in the event of a dangerous situation or emergency.

Creates penalties for likenesses altered or created by artificial intelligence being used for commercial gain; establishes a private right of action for the unlawful dissemination of still or video images generated by artificial intelligence.

Prohibits the sale or lease of agricultural and forest property and real property on or within ten miles of any military installation or critical infrastructure facility in the state to foreign countries of concern and foreign principals.

Prohibits the permanent or temporary housing of migrant populations in schoolhouses or on school grounds in districts outside of a city with a population of one million or more.

Maddy summaryS 3306 would limit New York state legislators to six two-year terms (12 years total) in either the Assembly or Senate. It applies only to legislators taking office on or after January 1, 2027, affecting future members of both chambers equally. Current legislators are not subject to these term limits, and the rule does not change existing service terms for those already serving. The bill establishes a clear, time-based restriction on consecutive service in each chamber.

Maddy summaryThis bill removes a seasonal exemption that previously limited the state's liability for highway defects between May 1 and November 15. It now makes the state liable year-round for damages caused to people injured by defects in state-maintained highways, including the portion within incorporated villages. The law maintains existing liability rules but explicitly excludes liability for defects in bridges the state does not control. This change directly affects anyone injured by unsafe state highways, regardless of the season.