Requires that all companies that sell electronic cigarettes shall annually disclose to the commissioner of health their online advertising expenditures from the previous fiscal year; makes related provisions.
Directs the commissioner of education to appoint a media literacy advisory committee to study the teaching of media literacy; requires such committee to annually review policy on media literacy.
Requires the court to require a mental health evaluation when a person is convicted of certain crimes pertaining to animal fighting and aggravated cruelty to animals; requires the convicted person to assume the costs of any evaluation and continued therapy; makes related provisions.
Provides for internet access and access to internet-enabled devices to recipients of public assistance and to adults and children in shelters, domestic violence residence programs, and other adult and children residence facilities.
Maddy summaryThis bill expands the list of criminal offenses that permanently disqualify school bus drivers in New York. It adds specific convictions under New York Penal Law sections involving crimes against children (such as sexual offenses, endangering welfare of a child, or assault) to the existing disqualification criteria. Drivers convicted of these offenses - whether committed in New York or out-of-state - will face permanent disqualification from operating school buses. The bill also specifies a five-year disqualification period for certain less severe offenses involving children. This directly affects school bus drivers with these criminal records, ensuring they cannot operate school buses under New York law.
Relates to prohibiting discrimination against a person based upon weight; excepts where deviation may pose a threat to the individual, other patrons, or the general public.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits discrimination based on housing status, defined as lacking a fixed residence (including homelessness), living in shelters, or in transitional housing like temporary shelters or safe havens. It adds "housing status" to New York State's anti-discrimination laws, protecting individuals from bias in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The bill updates existing legal provisions to include this category and requires state agencies to enforce these protections. It also mandates that advisory councils and human rights plans address discrimination related to housing status.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires health insurers to offer out-of-network coverage as an optional add-on to policies and provide at least one standard plan that includes this coverage. It directly affects health insurers and their policyholders by expanding access to care from doctors or facilities outside an insurer's approved network. Key provisions mandate that insurers make these options available both inside and outside the state's health insurance marketplace. The law applies to all new health insurance policies issued after its effective date, ensuring coverage choices for consumers seeking out-of-network care.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires a 75% transfer fee on the market value when rental housing projects or mutual companies (after 20 years of occupancy) are sold or dissolved. It directly affects owners of these properties by mandating this fee payment upon sale or dissolution. The collected fees fund a dedicated housing program to subsidize existing affordable housing developments, provide zero-interest repair loans, convert projects to tenant-owned models, and support new affordable housing initiatives. The funds are managed by New York City and State housing agencies to maintain affordability and support tenant ownership.
Increases the penalties for leaving the scene of an accident involving an electric scooter without reporting in the first and second degrees; creates the offenses of leaving the scene of an accident involving a bicycle with electric assist without reporting in the first and second degrees.
