Provides that every resident council shall maintain a website and shall post on such website such resident council's budgets and spending of tenant participation activity funds.
Requires food service establishments to provide clear notice to customers of major food allergens that are contained in any menu item of such food service establishment.
Excludes the amount of state and local taxes and fees from the amount on which an interchange fee is charged for that electronic payment transaction by a credit or debit card network; prohibits a payment card network from altering or manipulating the computation and imposition of interchange fees.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates New York's climate law to set a new target of six gigawatts of statewide energy storage capacity by 2030. It requires the state's electricity providers (load-serving entities) to procure this storage capacity through programs established by the Public Service Commission by July 2024. The change modifies existing requirements in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), specifically raising the energy storage goal from a previously stated "three" gigawatts to six gigawatts. This policy directly affects utility companies and renewable energy developers responsible for meeting the state's clean energy targets.
Requires school districts and charter schools to establish a task force to make recommendations on model curriculum or instruction on the political, economic, and social contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people, in an appropriate place in the curriculum of middle school and high school students.
Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance coverage for services or treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the donation of game (like deer or turkey) taken with lead ammunition for human consumption in New York. It directly affects hunters using lead ammunition (who can no longer donate such game) and charitable organizations that receive food donations (which must now exclude lead-ammunition game). The key provision, added to environmental law, makes game taken with lead ammunition ineligible for donation, while requiring clear labeling for donated game (including the ammunition type used). Charities and processors must follow new labeling rules and use department-approved lists for safe preparation and distribution.
Waives the ability of government agencies in New York to claim copyright protection except where the record reflects artistic, creative or scholarly works of authorship, academic course materials, or scientific or academic research, or if the copyright owner intends to distribute the record of derivative work based on it to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership.
Maddy summaryBill A 8063, known as the "child abuse reporting expansion act," makes clergy members and other ministers of any religion legally required reporters of suspected child abuse or maltreatment. These individuals must report if they have reasonable cause to suspect abuse based on information received in their professional capacity. However, the bill establishes an exception, stating that clergy are not required to report information shared with them in a religious confession or confidence, unless the person making the confession waives this privilege. If a clergy member suspects abuse through any other means, they are still obligated to promptly make a report.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the possession and sale of pistol converters and convertible pistols. It defines a "convertible pistol" as a semi-automatic pistol with a specific trigger bar design that can be easily converted into a machine-gun using common household tools (like screwdrivers or pliers), excluding most modern firearms. The law makes selling or disposing of such pistols a class D felony, with limited exceptions for military personnel, police officers, and licensed gun dealers acting within their duties. The bill directly affects gun owners, sellers, and manufacturers by banning these specific devices and firearms.
