Relates to local government authority to prohibit trade in real fur products, including but not limited to any article of clothing, fashion accessory, or home decoration that is made in whole or part of real fur.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits housing discrimination based on dog breed, size, or weight. It prevents public housing authorities and landlords from denying occupancy, evicting tenants, or restricting leases solely because a tenant owns a specific dog breed. The law allows reasonable safety rules for all dogs (including dangerous dogs under existing law) but bans blanket breed restrictions. It applies to public housing projects and private rental properties, taking effect immediately upon passage.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's penal law to explicitly include ammunition in the list of items prohibited for individuals with certain criminal convictions or disabilities. It expands existing restrictions on firearms, rifles, and shotguns to cover ammunition, making it a class D felony to purchase, dispose of, or knowingly assist a prohibited person in obtaining ammunition. The law targets individuals barred from firearm possession due to prior convictions or other disqualifying factors, and also holds accountable those who facilitate such transactions. This change directly affects people with specific criminal histories and anyone who knowingly helps them acquire ammunition.
Authorizes one or more individuals who are under a shared contract to opt-out of such contract without a fee, penalty or charge due to status as a domestic violence victim; prohibits the company from transferring any contractual or billing responsibility of such shared contract to any other account holders on such shared contract; prevents companies from prohibiting a person who has opted-out due to domestic violence status to enter into a new contract.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates the definitions and requirements for organizations that provide fiscal intermediary services within the consumer directed personal assistance program. It establishes a new category of "Fiscal intermediary" alongside the existing "Statewide fiscal intermediary," allowing certain entities, like those with Department of Health contracts or independent living centers, to operate in this role. These new fiscal intermediaries will have the same status as the Statewide fiscal intermediary and can directly contract with managed care plans and other programs. The bill also removes the procurement process requirement for the Statewide fiscal intermediary and streamlines registration rules for these service providers.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires all New York colleges with on-campus housing to provide and maintain opioid antagonists (medications like naloxone) for emergency use. It mandates that resident assistants receive training on administering these medications and that supplies be accessible in all college-owned housing buildings. The policy directly affects colleges, resident assistants, and students/staff who may experience an opioid overdose on campus. It specifies that colleges must stock sufficient quantities approved by the health commissioner, ensuring immediate access during emergencies without requiring prior history of opioid use.
Pertains to confinement of animals for food producing purposes; prohibits any person to tether or confine any pig during pregnancy, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen who is kept on a farm for all or the majority of any day in a manner that prevents such animal from lying down, standing up and fully extending its limbs and turning around freely; establishes that commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a period not to exceed one year and/or fine not to exceed $1,000.
Creates a task force on animal laws; requires reporting to the governor and legislature of recommendations on how to increase statewide uniformity of such.
Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes that contain certain toxic metals; requires the department of health to establish a list of prohibited toxic metals; requires the department of health to study the long term health effects of using electronic cigarettes.
Maddy summaryThis bill repeals an exemption in the public health law that previously allowed certain vapor product dealers to sell flavored products. Specifically, it removes subdivision 4 of section 1399-m-1, which had permitted these dealers to bypass the general prohibition on selling flavored vapor products. The change directly affects vapor product dealers who relied on this exemption to sell flavored items. The law would take effect immediately upon enactment, eliminating the specific exception.
