Asm. Clyde Vanel

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits illegal dumping of refuse, trash, or harmful substances on public property like streets, parks, and waterways. It imposes fines of $500 for a first offense (increasing to $1,000 for repeat offenses) and requires offenders to cover cleanup costs. The bill also creates a reward system where witnesses providing evidence (e.g., video or license plate photos) may receive a discretionary reward if their tip leads to a fine. The bill is currently referred to the Environmental Conservation committee and directly affects individuals who dump waste on public land.

Relates to an increase in punishment for certain actions against on-duty auxiliary police officers such as criminally negligent homicide, assault or menacing of such officer.

Prohibits broad indemnification by a design professional of a state or local agency or political subdivision involving public work for contracts except to the extent that damages were caused by or the proximate result of the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the design professional.

Prohibits police officers from using bias-based profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for bias-based profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits businesses in New York from misleading customers about gratuities. It directly affects restaurants and other establishments using point-of-sale systems by banning deceptive practices like automatically adding tips without clear options, hiding tax in tip calculations, or failing to show both percentage and dollar amounts. Key provisions require businesses to offer a clear "no tip" option, display accurate tip amounts, and ensure payment systems comply with these rules. Manufacturers of payment software must update systems to prevent deceptive designs, with businesses given time to comply.

Provides regulatory control of Internet service providers by the public service commission; requires Internet neutrality; relates to the placement of equipment on utility poles.

Enacts the do not disturb registry act to establish a statewide do not disturb registry which shall contain a list of residents who do not wish to receive unsolicited commercial marketing communications.

Prohibits the use of any automated or algorithm-driven process by which the price charged for an essential good or service is adjusted on a real-time basis substantially in reference to any non-cost-based factor.

Establishes a reduced sales tax rate for small businesses which reside in the state and are independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field and employs fifty or less persons.

Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.