This bill extends the expiration date of the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2028. The legislation directly affects individuals and facilities involved in the collection and disposal of mercury-containing thermostats by keeping the program in place for one additional year. By amending the relevant environmental conservation law, the bill ensures that existing procedures for managing these hazardous materials remain active until the new deadline. The measure takes effect immediately upon passage and does not alter the core operational requirements of the program.
This bill establishes a formal process for nursing home operators who choose to close their facilities, requiring them to submit a detailed closure plan at least 90 days in advance. The plan must outline how residents will be notified, transferred to new care settings, and how their medical records will be handled, while also prohibiting the facility from accepting new residents or raising fees once the closure is announced. Local officials and community boards will receive copies of the notice and have the opportunity to review the impact on the community before the state commissioner approves the plan. The legislation also empowers the commissioner to order immediate closures if a facility is unsafe due to financial issues or mismanagement, ensuring resident safety remains a priority.
This bill extends the expiration date for a specific boating safety requirement to January 1, 2029. It directly affects operators of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft who were previously required to complete safety courses by 2027. The legislation also authorizes state officials to adjust the deadline if there are not enough available courses for people to finish them on time.
Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting.
Authorizes the denial of access to certain public records which relate to civil investigations; relates to the enforcement powers of the attorney general; authorizes the attorney general to investigate and bring any civil action addressing repeated or persistent discrimination in elementary and secondary schools; requires the compromise of any claim which the state may have for care, maintenance or treatment furnished in hospitals or other such facilities to be made in accordance with parameters established by the office of the attorney general; allows the commissioner of health to waive bills or compromise bills for the maintenance, care and treatment furnished to patients in medical facilities upon the prior approval of the comptroller alone.
This bill extends the expiration date of a law governing how local governments can make temporary investments from 2026 to 2029. It directly affects municipalities and other local entities that manage public funds by allowing them to continue using existing investment rules for a longer period. The legislation ensures that any investments made before the new deadline remain subject to the same conditions as before, while also clarifying that the act applies retroactively if passed after the original 2026 date.
This bill authorizes the Village of Pelham to install and operate photo speed cameras in up to seven school zones to monitor vehicle speeds during school hours and surrounding times. The program holds vehicle owners financially liable if the driver fails to obey posted speed limits, provided the cameras are properly tested, calibrated, and operated by trained staff. To protect privacy, the bill requires that images generally exclude identifying details of drivers or passengers and restricts access to these photos for liability adjudication only, with limited exceptions for legal warrants. The authorization for this demonstration program is set to expire on December 31, 2031.
This bill extends the authorization for big game hunting with rifles in Albany County until October 1, 2028. It directly affects hunters and landowners within the county by updating the expiration date of the current hunting regulations. The legislation amends an existing law to change the end date from 2026 to 2028, ensuring the rules remain in effect for two additional years. Once the bill is enacted, the updated provisions will take effect immediately.
Extends certain provisions relating to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of New York, the issuance of bonds or notes with variable rates of interest, interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York, the refunding of bonds, and the down payment for projects financed by bonds; extends the New York state financial emergency act for the city of New York; makes further amendments relating to the effectiveness thereof.
This bill directs city special assessing units to calculate their 2027 real property tax base proportions by limiting annual increases to a maximum of five percent. Local legislative bodies must finalize these calculations by December 1, 2026, and may need to issue amended tax bills if assessments were already sent out. The law ensures that any increase in tax rates for the upcoming fiscal year remains within this five percent cap while protecting taxpayers from paying on installments due before the new rules take effect.
Authorizes the governing board of any county, city, village or town to establish one or more other post-employment benefits reserve funds for the financing of all or part of the cost of providing other post-employment benefits to eligible retired employees and their dependents.
This bill authorizes the city of Amsterdam to run a demonstration program using cameras to monitor vehicle speeds in school zones. Under the program, vehicle owners would be held financially responsible if the driver exceeds posted speed limits during school hours and specific times around student activities. The city is limited to installing these systems in no more than five zones at a time and must follow strict rules regarding equipment testing, operator training, and data privacy. Additionally, the bill mandates that any images captured by the cameras be used solely for issuing liability notices and must be destroyed after the related cases are resolved. This authorization is set to expire on December 31, 2031.
