Adds certain properties located in a city of one million or more to the definition of a qualified historic home for the historic homeownership rehabilitation credit.
Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (not a law) honoring Gary Edwin Robinson, a theater educator at Brooklyn's Boys and Girls High School, for winning the 2025 Excellence in Theatre Education Award at the Tony Awards. The resolution commends his work building a three-year theater program for 100+ students, connecting them with Broadway professionals through a Career and Technical Education pathway. It recognizes his prior Tony Award recognition and notes the award includes $10,000 for his school program. As a symbolic gesture, the resolution has no policy impact or funding changes.
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes New York City to transfer a parcel of city-owned land at 727 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn (described as Block 1614, Lots 1, 79, and 80) to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Volunteer Ambulance Corps (BSVAC) at no cost. The transfer allows BSVAC to establish a permanent facility for providing emergency medical services, ambulance response, community health programs, and EMS training to the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The land must be used solely for these purposes, and if BSVAC stops using it for emergency medical services, ownership reverts to the city. This is a property transfer bill directly affecting BSVAC and the community it serves.
Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.
Provides for certain victim statements to be taken at their workplace instead of the police department where such workplace was the scene of the crime and is a hospital, emergency medical facility, nursing home or residential health care facility.
Provides for the adjustment of the minimum amount of tax delinquency for which the driver's license of a taxpayer may be suspended, based on inflation; prohibits inclusion in the license suspension program of a taxpayer who receives public assistance or supplemental security income, or whose income does not exceed 250% of the poverty level; authorizes the commissioner to grant exemptions to taxpayers whose payment of past due tax liabilities would create a hardship to the taxpayer in meeting necessary living expenses.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits food stores and retail establishments from refusing cash payments for in-person transactions, with limited exceptions for cash payments over $20 or remote purchases (phone/mail/internet). It bans charging higher prices for cash payments compared to digital payments and imposes civil penalties of up to $1,000 for first violations, increasing to $1,500 for subsequent violations. Retailers must provide fee-free cash-to-prepaid card conversion devices with receipts, and if these devices malfunction, they must accept cash and display clear signage. The law applies to most retail businesses but excludes banks and trust companies.
Maddy summaryThis bill defines "consumer debt" as any obligation for personal, family, or household expenses (including medical debt), excluding real estate-secured debt and rent arrears. It updates court procedures to use "consumer debt" instead of "consumer credit transaction," requiring summons to display this term in both Spanish and English and setting a 3-year filing limit for such cases. The bill also clarifies venue rules for lawsuits and adjusts filing fees for consumer debt actions. These changes standardize legal terminology and processes across New York courts for debt-related cases involving individuals.
Provides that organ donation registrations through an electronic health record product do not retain or store patients' donor status information and meet standards established by the commissioner; amends the effective date.
Maddy summaryBill A 1316 prohibits employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and state or municipal agencies from using an individual's consumer credit history when making decisions about hiring, employment, or granting licenses and permits. This includes information from credit reports, credit scores, and details about an individual's payment history or debts. The bill outlines specific exceptions where credit history can still be considered, such as for law enforcement positions, jobs requiring federal security clearance, or roles involving significant financial authority or access to trade secrets. Additionally, agencies can still consider an applicant's failure to pay taxes, fines, or court-ordered judgments.
