Asm. Alex Bores

Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state.

Permits the state board of elections to join certain multistate voter list maintenance organizations and provide such organizations with certain voter information; requires the state to join a multistate voter list maintenance organization on or before July 31, 2026.

Maddy summaryBill A 3858 increases the maximum financial penalties that courts can impose on corporations convicted of various offenses defined in the penal law. It raises the top fine for a felony conviction from $10,000 to $80,000 and for a Class A misdemeanor from $5,000 to $40,000. The bill also increases maximum fines for Class B misdemeanors and violations. Additionally, it allows fines to be set at up to three times a corporation's financial gain from an offense, up from the previous limit of double the gain.

Modifies the tax law to include elective cosmetic surgery as a taxable service; but not including, reconstructive procedures necessary to treat congenital anomalies, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, or disease.

Maddy summaryThis is a symbolic resolution, not a law, requesting Governor Hochul to declare April 6, 2025, as Tartan Day in New York State. It asks the Governor to issue a formal proclamation recognizing Scottish heritage and contributions, aligning with National Tartan Day observed on April 6. The resolution highlights historical ties between Scotland and New York, including Scottish ancestry among Founding Fathers and Scottish American cultural impact. It has no direct effect on citizens, policies, or funding - it is purely a ceremonial recognition. The resolution was adopted by the Assembly on April 3, 2025.

Allows for no fault separation where the relationship between the spouses has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months; requires that issues of support and custody or visitation have been resolved.

Clarifies violations of provisions prohibiting third-party restaurant reservation services from arranging unauthorized restaurant reservations with food service establishments.

Maddy summaryThis bill restricts certain harmful chemicals in menstrual products sold in New York State. It prohibits manufacturers from intentionally adding specific substances like lead, mercury, formaldehyde, phthalates, and PFAS (a class of chemicals including Teflon-like compounds) to products such as tampons, pads, and menstrual cups. Starting immediately upon the bill's effective date (12 months after enactment), these chemicals cannot be added as intentional ingredients, with future safety thresholds for remaining traces to be set by health and environmental agencies by 2029. The law applies to all distributors and sellers of menstrual products within New York.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York state-owned parking facilities with at least 50 spaces to install electric vehicle charging stations in a percentage of spots ranging from 10% to 20%, depending on the facility's total size. The Office of General Services is tasked with installing and maintaining these stations, which must meet specific electrical capacity standards, and is authorized to hire licensed electricians if upgrades to the power system are needed. The law applies to public, employee, and pay-per-use parking areas and would have taken effect on April 1 of the following year. However, the bill was vetoed by the Governor in December 2024 and subsequently tabled, meaning it did not become law.

Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.