Regulates an artificial person's contributions towards election and ballot-issue activity; provides limitations on the general powers of a corporation.
Establishes the New York State social housing development authority as a public benefit corporation to increase the supply of permanently affordable housing in the state through the acquisition of land and renovation or rehabilitation of existing real property, and through the construction of new, permanently affordable housing.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's real property tax law to require all Palisades Interstate Park state lands in Ulster County to be taxed for all purposes, expanding the existing requirement that already applied to lands in Rockland and Sullivan counties. It specifically affects landowners and local governments in Ulster County (including towns like Gardiner, Rochester, Shawangunk, and Wawarsing) and the listed towns in Orange County. The key change adds Ulster County to the list of areas where these park lands must be subject to property taxation, removing their previous exemption. This is a direct policy change to the tax treatment of these specific lands, not a procedural or commemorative measure.
Maddy summaryThis bill imposes an additional tax on New York residents' long-term investment profits, specifically targeting income from capital gains, dividends, and other low-taxed investments. It applies to higher earners: individuals with taxable income over $400,000 (or $500,000 for married couples filing jointly) face a 7.5% tax on capital gains above those thresholds, with a higher 15% rate kicking in above $800,000 (or $1 million for couples). The tax phases in gradually over the first $50,000 or $100,000 of income exceeding the thresholds. It functions as an add-on to existing income tax, not a replacement, and will be administered by New York’s tax department.
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Increases fees for the registration of larger, heavier motor vehicles; provides a waiver for a portion of weight added by batteries in electric vehicles.
Repeals the tax exempt status of private universities that received real property tax exemptions of one hundred million dollars or more during the prior fiscal year.
Prohibits payment card networks from assessing penalties against small businesses or financial intermediaries who fail to comply with the credit card surcharge notice requirement; declares any clause of a contract, agreement, or arrangement in violation of such provision void.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates how New York City and local municipalities can capture value from mass transportation projects, making transparency requirements permanent. It requires cities to publish two analyses before public hearings: property value projections showing increased tax revenue from projects, and transportation service benefits, both in machine-readable formats. Municipalities may then use specific value-capture methods like tax increment financing, special transportation assessments, or land value taxation to fund projects, with revenue limits tied to actual property benefits. The bill directly affects NYC and local governments contracting with the MTA to finance transportation capital projects benefiting specific districts.
Establishes the "Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act" to prohibit not-for-profit corporations from engaging in unauthorized support of Israeli settlement activity; allows for recovery of a civil penalty by the state attorney general; creates a private right of action for violations.
