Increases the tax exemption for pensions and annuities for persons age fifty-nine and one-half or greater from $20,000 to $25,000 in 2027, $30,000 in 2028, $35,000 in 2029 and $40,000 for each subsequent year.
Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a licensing requirement for lactation consultants in New York State, establishing a new "lactation consultant licensing board" to oversee the profession. It defines the "practice of lactation consultation" as evaluating and managing breastfeeding issues, providing preventive care, and collaborating with other healthcare providers - services directly affecting families seeking infant feeding support. To practice, individuals must obtain a license through this board, which will be composed of seven licensed consultants (with specific experience requirements) and one public member. The law aims to protect public health by ensuring consultants meet standardized education and experience criteria before providing clinical care.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's General Business Law to require that most prepaid gift cards with a remaining value under $10 be redeemable for cash upon request. It directly affects consumers who hold gift cards with small balances and businesses that issue these cards. The key change lowers the threshold from $5 to $10 for cash redemption, meaning cards with $9.99 balance must now be exchanged for cash. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; provides employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
Enacts the "fairness in cooperative homeownership act"; regulates the submission and determinations of applications for ownership of cooperative apartments.
Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles adopt rules and regulations for the registration of, and issuance of special license plates and stickers for, electric motor vehicles; establishes a period of free parking for electric motor vehicles in a city with a population of one million or more persons; provides for decreased bridge and tunnel tolls for electronic motor vehicles utilizing certain bridges and tunnels in a city with a population of one million or more persons; establishes a period of free parking for electric motor vehicles at certain facilities and provides for decreased bridge and tunnel tolls for electronic motor vehicles utilizing certain bridges and tunnels operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; directs certain entities to coordinate regarding the provision of certain information.
Establishes a generic drug research and development laboratory and production facility to manufacture generic prescription drugs in the state and the empire state biosimilar insulin initiative, which will develop generic forms of the three most widely used forms of insulin.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's civil procedure law to allow courts to set aside (vacate) an arbitration award when an arbitrator "evidenced a manifest disregard of the law." It directly affects parties involved in arbitration disputes who believe an arbitrator ignored applicable legal standards. The key provision adds a specific new ground for vacating awards, requiring courts to consider whether the arbitrator's decision clearly disregarded the law. This change provides a clearer legal standard for challenging arbitration outcomes based on legal errors.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires health insurers to offer out-of-network coverage as an optional add-on to policies and provide at least one standard plan that includes this coverage. It directly affects health insurers and their policyholders by expanding access to care from doctors or facilities outside an insurer's approved network. Key provisions mandate that insurers make these options available both inside and outside the state's health insurance marketplace. The law applies to all new health insurance policies issued after its effective date, ensuring coverage choices for consumers seeking out-of-network care.
