Allows the department of financial services to have additional oversight of banks and insurance companies that are not currently licensed in this state; provides penalties for violations.
Prohibits the city of New York from increasing property taxes where a property's assessed value has decreased in the previous year; applies only to class one and class two properties.
Establishes a joint commission on public transparency and sexual harassment to adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations defining sexual harassment for state agencies, offices, and branches of government and develop recommendations for the uniform distribution of such definitions and policies, and to receive complaints and referrals alleging violations by certain state officials.
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.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits New York state government agencies and their contractors from selling or sharing residents' personal data with third parties. It defines "personal information" broadly to include names, addresses, biometrics, and online identifiers, while allowing limited sharing for legitimate government purposes like public safety or services. Agencies must notify individuals when sharing data and ensure contractors cannot use the data for commercial purposes. The law does not apply to private companies, focusing solely on government data handling. It creates new rules for data protection within state operations, effective after legislative approval.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's penal law to redefine "unwanted touching" by removing the requirement that prosecutors prove the perpetrator intended to degrade or abuse the victim. It now only requires proof that the person intentionally touched another's intimate parts without consent for no legitimate purpose, including actions like squeezing or pinching. The change applies to all unwanted sexual contact cases, including those occurring on public transit (buses, trains, subways) where the victim is a passenger. This simplifies the legal standard for prosecuting such offenses while maintaining the definition of the crime as a class A misdemeanor.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 3956) requires all newborns in New York to be screened for cytomegalovirus (CMV) using a specialized blood spot or urine test within the first 21 days of life. It directly affects every newborn and their parents, as parents may opt out of the screening. The law mandates screening via dried blood spot or urine PCR testing, with the health commissioner allowed to approve alternative equivalent tests through regulations. The bill amends Public Health Law to add this requirement, effective 180 days after enactment.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's Mental Hygiene Law to clarify criteria for court-ordered outpatient treatment and hospitalization for people with severe mental illness. It updates definitions to explicitly include "serious harm" from self-neglect (like untreated psychosis or inability to meet basic needs) as grounds for intervention, beyond just immediate violence risk. The law requires clinicians to first assess whether outpatient treatment could be effective before pursuing involuntary hospitalization. It aims to expand access to existing assisted outpatient programs (like "Kendra's Law") by removing barriers preventing eligible individuals from receiving community-based care.
Maddy summaryBill A 8333 prohibits the detainment of individuals under the age of eighteen with adults in secure juvenile detention facilities within New York City. It mandates that no youth under 18 shall be housed in facilities also utilized for individuals aged 18 or older. The bill further specifies that alleged or convicted juvenile delinquents, adolescent offenders, or juvenile offenders between 18 and 21 years old will be detained in a newly defined "older youth detention facility." These facilities are to be operated by the New York City administration for children's services, specifically for this age group.
Provides for automatic voter registration and pre-registration for persons applying for certain department of motor vehicles documentation, and for persons applying for or re-enrolling in Medicaid; allows individuals to decline such automatic registration and pre-registration.
