Asm. Maritza Davila

Maddy summaryThis bill increases the state commission of correction from 3 to 9 members. It specifies that 3 members are appointed by the governor (with Senate confirmation), 2 by the Assembly speaker, 2 by the Senate Temporary President, and 2 by the Correctional Association. The commission must now include at least one person formerly incarcerated in a New York correctional facility, a public health professional, a behavioral healthcare professional, an attorney with criminal defense or prisoner rights expertise, and others deemed beneficial. The bill also sets term lengths and removal procedures for commission members.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases minimum daily pay for New York City election workers. Election inspectors will receive at least $300 per day, and coordinators at least $350 per day. These rates apply specifically to NYC elections and replace prior minimums, with the city, not counties, responsible for funding. The change directly affects election inspectors and coordinators who serve during registration and election days in New York City.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to create a single universal form for all public assistance applications. It directly affects individuals seeking benefits like food assistance, cash aid, or disability support by replacing multiple separate forms with one standardized application. The bill mandates that all local social services offices must provide this universal form to applicants and requires the state office to review and update the form at least every six months. This streamlines the application process while maintaining eligibility determinations for all benefits administered by the office.

Requires ice skating rinks maintain a certain indoor air quality and maintain a certificate of acceptable air quality where a resurfacing machine is used.

Establishes the green affordable pre-electrification program to assist owners and tenants in residential properties in curing structural and building code defects which render the properties ineligible for improvements or projects relating to energy savings, green-house gas emissions reductions, climate change adaptation and resiliency project grants; establishes the energy efficiency and electrification interagency coordination group to coordinate between certain energy efficiency programs.

Extends period during which health maintenance organization enrollees may continue to receive services from a health care provider who disaffiliates from 60 or 90 days to 1 year, or in case of terminal illness, until the time of such insured's death; bars incentives which induce a provider to provide health care to an enrollee in a manner inconsistent with law.

Maddy summaryThis bill automatically qualifies children with elevated venous blood lead levels (at or above 5 mcg/dl) for early intervention services by adding this condition to the legal definition of "disability" in public health law. It directly affects young children under three years old who are identified with lead levels meeting this threshold during medical screenings. The key mechanism amends Public Health Law to include elevated blood lead levels as a qualifying condition, eliminating the need for separate evaluations to access services. This change ensures children exposed to lead - known to cause developmental delays - receive timely support without administrative barriers.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes how New York state reimburses residential programs that provide emergency shelter and services to domestic violence victims. It requires the state department to set an annual daily reimbursement rate for these programs, with social services districts paying programs at that rate minus other state or federal funds already covering costs. Crucially, it mandates 100% reimbursement for any *additional* costs incurred due to 2019 budget changes affecting these services, without reducing existing federal funding for state programs. The bill takes effect April 1, 2026.

Provides interest rate limitations for financing arrangements and the extension of consumer credit; relates to the definitions of criminal usury in the first and second degrees; relates to the functions of the attorney general regarding rental purchase agreements.

Expands eligibility for tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by persons with disabilities to include individuals who do not meet the non-medical qualifications for SSDI and SSI but, by reason of the individual's disability, the individual is not able to engage in substantial gainful activity as that term is defined by the federal social security administration.