State Legislation

Requires appointing authorities to provide appointment and promotion letters

Relates to the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2026-2027 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers

Relates to requiring utility pole owners and attachers to submit an annual report on pole attachments; repeals provisions relating to right-of-way permits

Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act"

Authorizes the Thiells-Roseville Fire District to file an application for exemption from school taxes and real property taxes

Extends the effectiveness of an occupancy tax in the town of DeWitt

Extends provisions of law authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording tax

Requires medical evaluations for assisted living eligibility to be conducted within thirty days prior to the date of admission

Qualifies the permitted use of proceeds from the lease of lands located at the state university of New York at Purchase

Merge the Department of Natural Resources with the Department of Environment and Energy and change the name to the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, create the position of Chief Water Officer, and provide, change, and eliminate powers and duties relating to water, conservation, state game refuges, and low-level radioactive waste disposal

Adopt the Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot Program Act, provide for a pilot program related to mental health, prohibit discrimination based on military or veteran status, and change and eliminate provisions relating to garnishment, liens, post-release supervision, sexual abuse by school workers, criminal mischief, discovery in criminal cases, habitual sentencing enhancements, veterans justice programs, paternity proceedings, handgun purchase requirements, correctional system overcrowding emergencies, the Division of Parole Services, the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, and the Sex Offender Commitment Act

Change fees and funding for solid waste management, water wells, livestock regulation, hazardous waste management, clean water regulation, and litter reduction and recycling, change membership of a board, provide penalties and enforcement provisions for geologic storage of carbon dioxide, provide for entry upon property for the Perkins County Canal, correct references to and change jurisdiction of the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, and require local governments to regulate operation of swimming pools, recreation camps, and mobile home parks