Exempts a person from a money judgment arising from an action in another state for knowingly engaging in conduct that aids or abets the performance or inducement of an abortion.
Enacts the "Wandering Officers Act" prohibiting provisional or permanent appointment of a person as a police officer if such person has previously been fired as a police officer from any jurisdiction within or without the state, if such person left a position as a police officer either while under an investigation or while being the subject of a disciplinary action which could result in termination from any jurisdiction within or without the state, or if such person resigned while criminal charges were pending stemming from actions committed while on duty as a police officer in any jurisdiction within or without the state.
Enacts the "election workers and polling places protection act" to protect poll watchers, election officials, voters and physical property being used as a polling place or by the board of elections.
Establishes an assumption of the inadmissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding; requires the proffering party to affirmatively prove that the evidence is admissible by clear and convincing evidence.
Provides practical support for access to abortion care including, but not limited to, reimbursement for ground and air transportation, lodging, meals, childcare, translation services, and doula support.
Provides voting membership to existing non-voting rider representatives on the MTA Board, provides for enhanced representation of MTA riders with disabilities.
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
Maddy summaryThis bill limits the number of shelter beds in each New York City council district to no more than 15% of its borough's total shelter capacity. It directly affects homeless shelters providing temporary housing for single adults, families, and families with children by requiring the city's housing department to enforce this cap. The key mechanism mandates that the department cannot renew shelter contracts if a district exceeds the 15% limit, and must adjust shelter placements to comply. This policy change aims to distribute shelter resources more evenly across boroughs, rather than concentrating them in specific districts.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires election commissioners serving on county boards outside New York City to be full-time employees of those boards. It sets a standard of two commissioners per board, with counties having over 120,000 residents allowed to increase this to four via local law. The change applies specifically to election boards in counties outside NYC, altering their commissioner employment structure without affecting NYC-based boards.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows state legislators to enroll in New York's Address Confidentiality Program. It directly affects current and future members of the state legislature by adding them to the list of eligible participants. The key change amends the law to include "members of the state legislature" alongside victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, stalking, and reproductive health care personnel. Under the program, legislators can use a designated address instead of their actual residence for official mailings, protecting their location from public disclosure. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
