Asm. Phil Steck

Maddy summaryBill A 186 prohibits the tail docking of cattle by making it a misdemeanor to cut or alter a cow's tail for docking purposes. It directly affects cattle owners, farmers, and ranchers who may have practiced tail docking for management or aesthetic reasons. The law imposes penalties of up to one year in jail or a $500 fine for violations, and unhealed tail wounds on cattle are considered prima facie evidence of a violation. The bill amends New York's Agriculture and Markets Law to ban this practice immediately upon enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires drivers to yield the right of way to pedestrians and cyclists using multi-use trails when those trails cross roadways within a crosswalk. It directly affects drivers at trail-roadway intersections and trail users (including bicyclists) who cross roadways. The key provision mandates that vehicles stop for trail users in contiguous crosswalks, treating them like pedestrians under traffic law. The bill defines "multi-use trail" broadly to include state, local, or private recreational paths maintained for non-motorized transport. It takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Requires out-of-state affordable housing owners to maintain an escrow account for the purpose of financing utility costs, property tax obligations, fire services, and regular maintenance costs for affordable housing rental units located in New York state.

Establishes a two-tenths percent tax on digital asset transactions including the sale or transfer of digital assets to fund the expansion of the substance abuse prevention and intervention program to schools in upstate New York.

Provides that upon motion and after an opportunity to be heard, a court may order the defendant in a family offense proceeding to turn control of a connected device over to a family or household member or, if that is not possible, to have such connected device disabled by the manufacturer.

Prohibits the installation or replacement of synthetic turf at outdoor athletic fields and facilities owned or operated by municipalities or school districts in the state.

Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit program to provide a minimum amount of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits that is higher than the amount of federal SNAP benefits.

Relates to first responders, including correction officers, coming into contact with saliva by spitting, throwing, tossing, or expelling from or by an individual.

Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder; incorporates into law federal enforcement rules set forth in the federal mental health parity and addiction equity act of 2008.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a centralized system to track and map drug overdose incidents across New York State in near real-time. It requires local agencies (including coroners, emergency medical services, law enforcement, and health departments) to report confirmed or suspected overdoses to a shared data platform called ODMAP. The system generates location maps to help agencies quickly identify overdose "spikes" and target resources like treatment access, public education, and law enforcement interventions. This aims to improve coordinated responses to the overdose crisis without changing existing laws or funding.