Expands the type of conduct that qualifies as harassment of tenants; provides that such conduct will result in tenants being entitled to treble damages.
Includes positive rental payment information reporting as a preference in the evaluation of project applications in the New York state low income housing tax credit program; requires landlords to offer tenants the option of positive rental payment information reporting; creates notice requirements for the election of positive rental payment information reporting.
Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a rent regulated tenant which occurs when an owner intentionally engages in a systematic ongoing course of conduct to induce three or more rent regulated tenants occupying different housing accommodations in two or more residential buildings to vacate such housing accommodations or if such owner commits the crime of harassment of a rent regulated tenant and was previously convicted of the same crime in the past five years.
Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of new distributed energy resources.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 9503) proposes banning specific chemicals from being intentionally added to menstrual products sold in New York State. It directly affects manufacturers and retailers by prohibiting substances like lead, mercury, formaldehyde, triclosan, and certain phthalates as intentional ingredients, with a phase-in period for other restricted substances ending by January 1, 2029. Key provisions require the health department to establish feasible lower exposure levels for these chemicals through regulations, which must be reviewed every five years. The bill applies to all menstrual products distributed for personal, professional, or commercial use within New York. It is currently pending in the Assembly after passing the Senate.
Includes certain willful representations made by physicians, physician's assistants, and specialist's assistants to patients and clients, or relating to patients' and clients' private health information, as professional misconduct.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the sale, distribution, and use of adhesive-based rodent traps (commonly called glue traps or glue boards) in New York State. It bans manufacturers, distributors, and retailers from selling these traps and forbids anyone from using them to capture rodents, including pest control professionals. The law takes effect immediately for new shipments and sales, but retailers and exterminators may sell or use existing stock for one year after the effective date. This directly affects businesses selling pest control products and residents who use these traps for rodent control.
Prohibits the intimidation, obstruction, or the unlawful dissemination of personal information of election officers; makes election officers eligible for the address confidentiality program.
Establishes the managed long term care high acuity stabilization pool to support managed long term care plans that demonstrate high performance on quality measures established by the department and serve a disproportionately high share of members with complex long term care needs or high service utilization.
Requires that nuisance wildlife control operators disclose to the client, in writing, that euthanasia may be used to resolve a wildlife related problem.
