Asm. Latrice Walker

Establishes application processing and review requirements for reprieves, commutations and pardons by the governor; requires the governor to provide: a written notification that the application has been received; a receipt number that the applicant can then use to check on the applicant's application status; guidelines for supplementing the application with additional or updated information; and a notification when a decision is made on the application; requires quarterly reports to the legislature regarding reprieves, commutations and pardons.

Establishes an assumption of the inadmissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding; requires the proffering party to affirmatively prove that the evidence is admissible by clear and convincing evidence.

Requires the New York City Housing Authority to create policies regarding administrative procedures that conform with Title 42 Sections 13661-13662 of the United States Code and any relevant guidance developed by the Office of Public and Indian Housing of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development with respect to proceedings involving decisions of the Authority.

Provides practical support for access to abortion care including, but not limited to, reimbursement for ground and air transportation, lodging, meals, childcare, translation services, and doula support.

Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.

Maddy summaryThis bill limits the number of shelter beds in each New York City council district to no more than 15% of its borough's total shelter capacity. It directly affects homeless shelters providing temporary housing for single adults, families, and families with children by requiring the city's housing department to enforce this cap. The key mechanism mandates that the department cannot renew shelter contracts if a district exceeds the 15% limit, and must adjust shelter placements to comply. This policy change aims to distribute shelter resources more evenly across boroughs, rather than concentrating them in specific districts.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases fines for violating public health laws. It raises penalties for nursing home and hospital operators from $3,000 to $5,000 per violation, with repeat offenses or violations causing harm now carrying up to $10,000 or $20,000 fines. Excess fines collected beyond $2,000 per violation go to a patient safety center, while nursing home fines over $10,000 fund quality improvement programs for nursing homes. The changes apply directly to healthcare facilities and their operators under New York's public health and social services laws.

Requires passenger cabs be inspected for unsafe carbon monoxide levels; requires information on the warning signs of carbon monoxide poisoning to be distributed with each operator's license, whether issued or renewed.

Authorizes courts to hold evidentiary hearings for a temporary order of protection in certain circumstances; grants superior court judges the authority to issue a temporary order of protection when an action is pending in a local criminal court in certain circumstances.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's real property law to clarify when a landlord-tenant relationship doesn't exist for eviction cases. It removes the requirement that a landlord must have had three years of peaceful possession before filing for unlawful entry. It also protects residential tenants who've lived in a property peacefully for at least 30 days from being evicted without a court hearing. The changes directly affect landlords, tenants, and courts handling eviction proceedings in New York.