Establishes an indirect source review for heavy distribution warehouse operations; requires the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study regarding zero-emissions zones.
Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of chatbot toys within the state. It defines a chatbot toy as any children's toy that includes an artificial intelligence companion and bans all businesses from selling or exchanging these items. Enforcement is handled by the attorney general, who can seek court orders to stop violations and impose civil penalties of up to $15,000 per day without needing to prove specific harm to a person. The law would take effect approximately three months after passing and would automatically expire five years later.
Requires gene synthesis providers and manufacturers of gene synthesis equipment to operate in accordance with rules and regulations issued by the department of health, including identifying potentially dangerous sequences and maintaining certain records.
Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires retailers to post clear warning signs at all entrances if they track customers using cell phones, cameras, or other electronic devices that collect personal data. The signs must inform shoppers how to opt out of tracking and apply to all retailers using such technology for data collection. Retailers violating this rule face civil penalties: $100 for the first offense, $250 for the second, and $500 for each subsequent violation. The law explicitly excludes security cameras solely for store safety, focusing only on tracking for data collection purposes.
Regulates the development and use of certain artificial intelligence systems to prevent algorithmic discrimination; requires independent audits of high risk AI systems; provides for enforcement by the attorney general.
Relates to enacting the rent emergency stabilization for tenants act on local determinations of a housing emergency; authorizes a city with a population of one million or more to declare an emergency as to any class of housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations in such class within such municipality is not in excess of five percent and a declaration of emergency may be made as to all housing accommodations if the vacancy rate for the housing accommodations within such municipality is not in excess of five percent; authorizes other cities, towns and villages to declare a housing emergency after considering publicly available data and holding public hearings.
Enacts the "consumer wheelchair repair bill of rights act" requiring manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, or tools necessary for repairing equipment; establishes a timely repair for wheelchair program; deems all wheelchair repairs needed within 5 years of initial prescription medically necessary.
Requires commissioners of local social services districts to screen, apply for, and use and conserve retirement, survivors and disability insurance, supplemental security income, veterans' or any other federal social security benefits on behalf of certain children; provides for responsibilities of local commissioners of social services appointed to serve as the representative payee for a child; provides for technical assistance and financial literacy for certain children; makes related provisions.
