Requires windows in newly constructed multiple dwellings with two or more stories to be fitted with key-operated window locks that restrict the window from opening more than four inches.
Maddy summaryThis bill waives renewal fees for specific liquor licenses during 2025. It directly affects businesses holding licenses under sections 64, 64-a, 64-b, 64-c, or 64-d of the alcoholic beverage control law. The waiver applies to all renewal fees due on or after January 1, 2025, and expires December 31, 2025. This is a temporary cost relief measure for eligible license holders, not a permanent change to fee structures.
Relates to the distribution of fire insurance premium taxes; provides that a percentage of fire insurance premium taxes be paid to the treasurer of the NYS Professional Firefighters Association to promote, support and maintain the well-being of paid professional firefighters employed in the state.
Relates to the contents and adjudication, of notices of violation returnable to a parking violations bureau in New York city; increases the fine for tractors, trailers, or related vehicles that park on residential streets overnight.
Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.
Relates to establishing the commission on African American history and achievement to develop and recommend school curriculum that incorporates the contributions and achievements made by African Americans.
Establishes open enrollment schools; provides that nonresidents of a district, if otherwise eligible to enroll into a public school of this state are entitled to enroll into the school or schools of another district or city if the nonresident district's board of education has adopted an open enrollment policy and enrolling the nonresident pupil is consistent with such policy.
Enacts the "crash victims bill of rights"; requires accident reports to be delivered to victims of accidents or their next of kin; requires victim impact statements to be delivered at traffic infraction hearings by injured parties or their next of kin; requires employers to grant leave of absence to employees delivering a victim impact statement at a traffic infraction hearing; directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study and complete a report on certain automobile crash information.
Authorizes the department of motor vehicles to establish a program encouraging persons to scrap such person's petroleum or diesel motor vehicle in favor of a zero emission or electric motor vehicle by providing a five hundred dollar rebate for the purchase of such new zero emission or electric motor vehicle.
Maddy summaryThis bill expands eligibility for minority-owned business enterprise (MBE) and women-owned business enterprise (WBE) certification to include not-for-profit corporations. It adds specific requirements: a not-for-profit must have at least 51% of its governing board composed of minority group members (for MBE) or women (for WBE), with that leadership being real, substantial, and continuing. The bill also clarifies that businesses owned by minority women can be certified as either MBE or WBE but not both for the same contract. This change allows qualifying non-profits to access state contracting opportunities reserved for certified MBEs and WBEs.
