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Establishes the New York state take me home program within the division of criminal justice services; directs the division of criminal justice services to create a secure, voluntary statewide emergency information registry to allow participants to provide information, before an emergency occurs, about individuals who may be at increased risk of wandering, becoming lost or having difficulty communicating during an emergency to assist first responders to locate and assist such individuals in the case of an emergency.

This bill (S 1819) ensures that urine test results from judicial diversion programs - where defendants avoid jail by completing treatment instead of facing criminal charges - are kept private and confidential. It directly affects individuals participating in these programs who undergo required drug testing as part of their court-ordered treatment. The law prohibits sharing test results with courts, prosecutors, or other parties without the defendant’s consent, and bans using positive results as evidence in future criminal cases. Treatment programs may still access results to support care, but the defendant’s privacy is protected from legal proceedings. The bill does not change testing requirements but safeguards the confidentiality of sensitive health information.

This bill updates New York State's civil rights law to include libraries as "sensitive locations" where immigration enforcement officers are generally prohibited from entering. The change directly affects libraries by legally restricting law enforcement access to these spaces, joining other protected sites like parks and playgrounds on the list. By amending the existing statute, the legislation ensures that library patrons can use facilities without fear of immigration raids, while the law remains neutral on the broader debate over immigration policy.

Enacts the "victims protection and child sex buyer accountability act" relating to increasing the age of victims of the patronizing, promoting, and compelling of prostitution.

Prohibits the deployment of a stealth crawler in a manner that would damage, impair or burden the operation of a covered news source or otherwise cause a news source economic harm.