Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new role for court-appointed advocates to represent animals' interests in legal cases involving animal welfare, such as cruelty or neglect proceedings. Courts may appoint these advocates from a list maintained by the chief judge, who would monitor cases, access relevant records (like veterinary or animal control reports), and provide the court with recommendations based on the animal's well-being. The advocate cannot subpoena evidence or conduct discovery but may attend hearings and share information with attorneys. This directly affects animals in legal cases and requires courts to implement this process when requested or initiated.

Enacts the "voting integrity and verification act of New York (VIVA NY)"; provides that each voter is entitled to the use of an individual, voter verifiable paper ballot of the voter's vote and the opportunity to mark it.

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to study non-rental fees charged by landlords operating under rent regulations. The study must examine common fees (like application or pet fees), their amounts, how they're determined, and other relevant data. The division must submit a report to the legislature by April 1, 2027. This is a procedural study requiring data collection, not a law changing fees.

Relates to the former crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense; expunges criminal records for persons previously convicted of such crime; directs the chief administrator of the courts to provide information regarding such expungement; adds language to identify that the crime of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense is no longer in law.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires businesses that enable phone number spoofing (displaying a fake caller ID) to keep detailed records of all calls using their services. Businesses must document the fake number shown to recipients, the actual phone number or IP address used, and the call's time, date, and duration. It directly affects telecom and call service providers offering spoofing capabilities, not individual callers. The records will create a verifiable trail for law enforcement to trace spoofed calls when needed.

Authorizes the imposition of a fifty dollar fee on vehicles entering NYC which are registered in states which do not cooperate with New York in the enforcement of traffic infractions through the use of photo-monitoring devices or signal monitoring systems.

Prohibits the keeping of inventory, storage, warehouse, processing, packaging, shipping or distributing of flavored vapor products near where vapor or tobacco products are sold at retail or wholesale.

Establishes the nail salon minimum standards council act; establishes the nail salon minimum standards council which shall investigate wages and standards within the nail salon industry and submit recommendations on minimum wages, regulations and standards for nail salon workers.

Establishes "The Equity in Fertility Treatment Act"; relates to the definition of infertility and health insurance coverage for the treatment of infertility.

Provides a presumption that credit shelter bequests be construed to set aside the maximum amount that may be shielded from both federal and state estate taxes.