Establishes fetal and infant mortality review boards to study fetal and infant mortality and morbidity and make recommendations on policies, best practices, and strategies to reduce fetal and infant mortality and morbidity.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's penal law to make it a crime to intentionally remove or tamper with a sexually protective device (like a condom or diaphragm) without consent during agreed-upon sexual activity, or to knowingly use a tampered device. It specifically prohibits three actions: removing protection without consent during sex, using a device known to be tampered with, or lying about using protection when none was used or it was ineffective. The law directly affects individuals engaging in sexual activity where protection was mutually agreed upon but compromised without consent. It defines "sexually protective device" to include common items like condoms, spermicide, and dental dams. The bill would take effect November 1, 2025, if passed.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows retired members of New York state retirement systems to change their designated beneficiary if that beneficiary has been convicted of a family offense (as defined in state law) and the retired member was the complainant in the case. Retired members have 180 days from the beneficiary's conviction date to submit a written request to the retirement system to make this change. Once received, the retirement system will update the beneficiary or recalculate benefits accordingly. The comptroller must notify retired members about this provision and can create rules to implement it, working with domestic violence and criminal justice agencies.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits all law enforcement agencies from using chemical incapacitants (like tear gas or similar agents) except for pepper spray under strict limits. Specifically, pepper spray is restricted to liquid canisters no larger than 0.75 ounces and cannot be used for crowd control. The law defines "law enforcement agency" broadly to include any unit authorized to investigate or arrest for felonies, and "chemical incapacitant" to cover toxic chemicals, munitions designed to cause harm, and related equipment. This directly affects all state and local law enforcement agencies by restricting their use of chemical agents during operations.
Maddy summaryThis bill adjusts the maximum dollar amounts for the child and dependent care tax credit for 2025 and 2026 tax years. It sets new caps based on the number of qualifying dependents: for example, $9,000 for five or more dependents in 2025, and $18,000 for five or more in 2026. Taxpayers claiming this credit will see higher potential refunds, as the bill raises the upper limits on the credit amount. The change directly affects families who claim the credit for childcare costs, without altering the credit percentage rate. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires all schools to inspect hearing testing equipment annually to ensure it meets manufacturer and government safety standards. It directly affects public and private K-12 schools that conduct hearing examinations. Schools must replace any equipment failing these standards, with inspections performed per manufacturer guidelines. The requirement applies to all devices used for hearing tests under existing education law. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Establishes the professional practice of community midwifery; defines as the management in the home, birth center, or community setting, of normal pregnancies, child birth, and postpartum care, including newborn evaluation, resuscitation and referral for infants; sets requirements for license and practice.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits tax districts in cities with a population of one million or more (such as New York City) from selling delinquent tax liens. It amends state tax law and New York City's administrative code to ban all sales of these liens, whether to the state bond bank or private entities. The law directly affects tax collection agencies in large cities by eliminating a revenue source tied to unpaid property taxes. It takes effect January 1 following enactment.
Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools and to implement a plan to increase the school counselor, school social worker and school psychologist to student ratio to nationally accepted standards and provide funding for such.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new class E felony offense for falsely reporting that a child under 13 was involved in an incident. It specifically applies when someone falsely files a report under a defined third-degree incident category (section 240.50) concerning a minor. The law directly affects individuals who make such false reports, imposing felony penalties instead of lesser offenses. The key provision defines the specific scenario (false report about a child under 13) and elevates the penalty to a felony. The law takes effect November 1 following its enactment.
