Dedicates a portion of the state highway system including the bridge on the South Service Road, between Federal Circle and Perimeter Road Overpass, crossing over the Van Wyck Expressway in Jamaica to Port Authority Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert Jr.
Maddy summaryThis bill grants peace officer status specifically to uniformed court officers employed by the town of Montgomery's local court. It directly affects those officers by legally recognizing their authority to perform peace officer duties within Montgomery's town court. The key provision amends the criminal procedure law to establish this status, while explicitly stating these officers cannot carry firearms without a separate license under penal law. This is a narrow, localized change affecting only Montgomery's town court officers, with no broader policy implications.
Increases the distribution of revenue from extending the authorization for the hotel and motel taxes in Suffolk county; provides for the support of a not-for-profit organization that manages and owns the first lighthouse built in New York, a national register of historic places site in Suffolk county that has been named a national historic landmark and is a New York state historic site.
Extends provisions of law relating to providing local governments greater contract flexibility and cost savings by permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions from June 30, 2026 until June 30, 2027.
Dedicates a portion of the state highway system, consisting of the bridge located on Diamond Point road at exit twenty-three of interstate eighty-seven in the town of Lake George, county of Warren, to Officer Stephen L. Raymond.
Makes conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners; adds nurse practitioners as persons who can authorize or make certain determinations authorized to be made or determined by physicians.
Enacts the "New York fundamental artificial intelligence requirements in (FAIR) news act"; provides transparency requirements for news media content composed, authored, or otherwise created through generative AI.
Dedicates the bridge over the Southern State Parkway on Deer Park Avenue between Parkdale Drive and Sylvan Road in the town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to Trooper Arthur B. Reddy.
Maddy summaryThis bill targets repeated violations of license plate covering rules and toll payment obligations. It allows vehicle registration suspension or denial for drivers who cover or obscure license plates three or more times within five years (not from the same incident), and for vehicles with unpaid tolls. Key mechanisms include automatic registration blocks until toll debts are paid and preventing registration transfers for vehicles linked to outstanding toll liabilities. It directly affects drivers with repeated plate violations or unpaid tolls, impacting their ability to register, renew, or transfer vehicle registrations.
Requires the court to consider a child's health and safety when making a decision regarding child custody and visitation; directs the court to review certain information as it relates to allegations of child abuse, domestic violence and child safety.
