Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant; defines disabled tenant.
Maddy summaryThis bill adds "red cross vehicle" to New York's definition of authorized emergency vehicles under the Vehicle and Traffic Law. It specifically includes vehicles owned or leased by the American Red Cross (or its chapters), clearly marked with the Red Cross emblem. The bill clarifies that operators of these vehicles do not gain all emergency driving privileges granted to other authorized vehicles under Section 1104. The change directly affects Red Cross emergency response operations by legally recognizing their vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles for specific purposes.
Requires pharmacies to provide prescription drug readers or other means of access to individuals who disclose they have difficulty seeing or reading standard print labels on prescription drug containers; defines "prescription drug reader" to mean a device which is capable of audibly conveying information contained on the label of a prescription drug; makes exceptions.
Establishes the "tenant opportunity to purchase act"; prevents the displacement of lower-income tenants in New York and preserves affordable housing by providing an opportunity for tenants to own or remain renters in the properties in which they reside.
Adds xylazine to the depressants designated as controlled substances with the exception of use in cattle or other nonhuman species if approved by the federal food and drug administration.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires states and local areas with significant language minority populations to provide voting materials - including ballots, registration forms, and instructions - in both English and the relevant minority language. It applies to jurisdictions where over 5% of voting-age residents are limited-English proficient (LEP) or have more than 10,000 LEP residents, as determined by census data. Covered areas must offer bilingual materials unless a legal challenge proves the minority group’s illiteracy rate is at or below the national average. The law excludes oral/unwritten languages (like some Indigenous languages) by requiring only oral assistance instead of written materials in those cases.
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; provides employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
Directs the commissioner of motor vehicles adopt rules and regulations for the registration of, and issuance of special license plates and stickers for, electric motor vehicles; establishes a period of free parking for electric motor vehicles in a city with a population of one million or more persons; provides for decreased bridge and tunnel tolls for electronic motor vehicles utilizing certain bridges and tunnels in a city with a population of one million or more persons; establishes a period of free parking for electric motor vehicles at certain facilities and provides for decreased bridge and tunnel tolls for electronic motor vehicles utilizing certain bridges and tunnels operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; directs certain entities to coordinate regarding the provision of certain information.
Enacts the "dialogue and decorum act" which establishes the crime of disruption or disturbance of a lawful assembly; makes such crime an unclassified misdemeanor.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 7143) requires election boards to provide voting information in Haitian Creole, directly affecting Haitian Creole-speaking voters. It mandates that election websites offer the same content in Haitian Creole as in other languages, and that boards distribute a citywide booklet containing: voter registration forms with Haitian Creole instructions, absentee ballot application details in Haitian Creole, and general voter FAQs in Haitian Creole. The booklet must include specific forms and instructions, though boards may also include other languages. The law takes effect January 1 following its enactment.
