Prohibits the creation and dissemination of synthetic media within sixty days of an election with intent to unduly influence the outcome of an election; makes such act a class E felony.
Relates to criminal penalties for persons who knowingly advance or profit from prohibited combative sports that result in the injury of any individual.
Precludes inadmissible statements made by defendants because of false facts about evidence or because of a statement that undermines the reliability of the defendant's statement; requires data collection and analysis by the division of criminal justice services of recorded interrogations.
Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a 11-member commission within New York's Office of Information Technology Services to study the European Union's GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and assess the state's current cyber security landscape. The commission will examine critical infrastructure sectors - including financial systems, electrical grids, transportation, and first responder networks - to develop recommendations for protecting online personal information. The group must submit a report to the governor and legislature within one year, evaluating EU models and New York-specific cyber threats like hacking and cybercrime. The commission will not create new laws but will inform future legislation to strengthen the state's cyber security defenses.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 412) amends New York's penal law to add two new scenarios to the definition of criminal impersonation in the first degree. It specifically targets individuals pretending to be utility company employees (e.g., for maintenance or billing) or delivery personnel (e.g., for food, packages, or beverages) while on another person's property. The law prohibits falsely claiming authority by wearing uniforms, badges, or using other insignia without permission from the actual company. This makes such impersonation a class E felony, directly affecting those who deceive others for access to private property or to commit crimes.
Requires that an insurer participating in the assigned risk plan shall review the risk profiles of each policy holder that has been assigned to such insurer through the plan to determine if such policy holders are eligible for motor vehicle insurance coverage written by such insurer in the voluntary market.
Requires e-mail service providers to implement a procedure to authenticate an individual's identity when such individual creates a new e-mail account.
Maddy summaryBill A 6515 establishes new criminal offenses related to fraud in the cryptocurrency market, directly affecting individuals and entities involved in virtual token transactions. It defines and criminalizes three specific types of fraud: virtual token fraud, illegal rug pulls, and private key fraud. An "illegal rug pull" occurs when a virtual token developer makes false representations about a token and then abandons the project or sells a significant portion of their tokens, causing substantial loss. "Private key fraud" makes it illegal to obtain, disclose, or misuse another person's private cryptographic key without their explicit, affirmative consent. Violators of these provisions could face civil fines of up to five million dollars (or twenty-five million for non-natural persons) and imprisonment for up to twenty years.
Establishes a task force to study how to incentivize individuals in the state of New York to become pilots; looks at retirement trends, the effect of high-stress scheduling, and the cost among other things.
Relates to the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes; imposes limits as to time and documentation; requires informed consent under certain circumstances.
