Rep. Michaelle Solages

Maddy summaryThis bill eliminates mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain offenses, replacing them with judicial discretion to determine appropriate sentences based on individual circumstances. It requires courts to provide written explanations for sentencing decisions and mandates that pre-sentence reports include analysis of incarceration costs to the state. Defendants gain expanded access to pre-sentence reports used in sentencing decisions, and judges must consider rehabilitation and community safety goals rather than fixed minimum terms. The law applies to felony sentencing under New York's penal and criminal procedure laws, directly affecting judges, defendants, and the state correctional system.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires industrial development agencies in New York municipalities to include a representative from a labor organization on their governing boards. It defines "labor organization" as any group formed for collective bargaining, handling workplace grievances, or worker protection (excluding company unions). Agencies must have 3-7 members, including at least one labor representative, a local government/business representative, and a school district representative. The law aims to ensure worker voices are part of decisions affecting local economic development projects.

Prohibits municipal officers or employees who are a candidate for nomination or election to any elective office from using municipal funds for certain mass mailings prior to an election, including a special election; defines terms.

Requires the consumer protection division to establish a process by which any state agency or third party, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the division for the purposes of fraud prevention, identity verification, and ensuring the integrity or security of individual identities, to grant access to verify New York resident identities via a secure comparison process against state systems.

Authorizes the South Nassau Water Authority and the North Shore Water Authority to remain eligible for funding in state fiscal year two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven.

Maddy summaryThis bill prevents courts from denying class action lawsuits solely because the case involves government operations. It amends court rules to explicitly state that government involvement alone cannot block a class action certification. This directly affects plaintiffs in lawsuits against government entities (like cities or state agencies) who seek to pursue group claims for issues such as policy violations. The law requires courts to evaluate other legal criteria for class certification instead of using government involvement as a blanket reason to deny the case.

Relates to loans and grants by industrial development agencies; requires uniform criteria for evaluation and selection of an eligible entity for a loan; defines terms; outlines such criteria.

Directs the department of motor vehicles to develop a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles, by county, in New York state outside of the city of New York; defines accessibility; requires a report to identify any existing local guidelines for accessible vehicles; directs development of benchmarks for increasing wheelchair accessible vehicles.

Amends provisions of law from making it mandatory to optional that where the purchase of services by state agencies be conducted in a manner that accords second priority to centralized contracts meeting form, function and utility required by such agency, third priority to agency or multi-agency contracts and fourth priority to other means of contracting.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York state agencies to reserve or set aside certain purchases specifically for businesses that meet specific definitions in the state's executive law. While giving agencies this flexibility, the law ensures that existing rules regarding preferred sources, comptroller approval, and record-keeping still apply to these reserved purchases. The changes take effect immediately, though the amendment to the state finance law will be repealed when that section is officially removed.