Asm. Al Taylor

Maddy summaryThis bill requires specific affirmation statements on the reverse side of absentee ballot envelopes and envelopes for special presidential voters. It mandates that voters sign a declaration confirming their citizenship, registration, inability to vote in person, and truthfulness of their statements, with penalties for false claims. The language directly affects absentee voters and special presidential voters who cast ballots by mail, requiring them to sign the affirmation before submitting their ballot. The bill does not change voting eligibility or procedures, only adding standardized wording to ballot envelopes. (This is a procedural bill affecting ballot envelope wording, not policy substance.)

Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes with respect to certain aircraft; repeals provisions relating to the exemption from sales and compensating use taxes of general aviation aircraft, and machinery or equipment to be installed on such aircraft.

Provides that the court shall not reduce jury awards as excessive in employment discrimination actions unless the court finds exceptional circumstances which compel the conclusion that the jury was influenced by partiality, prejudice, mistake or corruption or that remittitur or additur is necessary to avoid a complete miscarriage of justice.

Relates to the convening of a human services employee wage board; requires the commissioner of labor to convene a human services employee wage board comprised of twelve members; requires the wage board to hold hearings and report and make recommendations to the governor and legislature no later than December 31, 2027.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a regulated program to allow the medical use of psilocybin, a compound found in certain mushrooms, for treating specific health conditions. It directly affects qualified patients diagnosed with issues like treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, or substance use disorders, as well as licensed healthcare providers and designated caregivers. Under the act, the state would establish rules for licensing producers, setting safety standards, and requiring that patients receive psilocybin in a controlled, supervised setting. The legislation also provides legal protection from criminal penalties for the possession and use of psilocybin when obtained through this new medical framework.

Provides access to menstrual products in toilet facilities in public buildings owned or leased by the state that are determined to be opened to the public; requires reporting.

Maddy summaryThis bill repeals specific tax provisions related to vessels (like boats) that were added to New York's tax law in 2015. It removes two subdivisions: one in section 1115 (affecting sales taxes on vessels) and another in section 1118 (affecting compensating use taxes on vessels). The repeal eliminates these specific tax rules, meaning vessel sellers and owners will no longer be subject to these particular tax requirements. The change takes effect on June 1, 2025.

Requires a board of elections in a county with over ten thousand active registered voters to employ a minimum of four full-time employees which may include the commissioner and deputies if such positions are full time.

Requires the secretary of state to develop and mandate training of police department personnel and state police officers on the protocols of the address confidentiality program.

Requires the consumer protection division to establish a process by which any state agency or third party, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the division for the purposes of fraud prevention, identity verification, and ensuring the integrity or security of individual identities, to grant access to verify New York resident identities via a secure comparison process against state systems.