Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz

Maddy summaryThis bill speeds up insurance claim processing for property damage in counties where a state disaster emergency has been declared by the governor. It requires courts to hold a mandatory preliminary conference within 30 days of a claim being filed, followed by a settlement conference within 14 days after a formal case notice is filed. The bill also sets a 60-day deadline for completing discovery (exchanging evidence) and limits pre-trial motions to 30 days after the case notice. These rules apply specifically to insurance claims related to declared disaster emergencies, directly affecting homeowners and businesses seeking compensation for disaster-related property damage.

Prohibits the operation of establishments where animals and/or fowls are slaughtered or butchered for food; establishes a task force on public health risks and animal welfare concerns of slaughterhouses.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all public secondary schools in the state to include humane education about animal treatment, protection, and ecological roles in their curriculum. It specifically mandates instruction on kindness toward animals, respect for animal welfare laws, and managing animal overpopulation. Schools must verify compliance with these requirements, and the state education commissioner will maintain public records of this verification. Schools failing to provide this instruction risk losing public funding for those grades.

Requires student onboarding and ongoing education on reproductive health services available to students including where the closest reproductive health clinics are located; all resources available to a student seeking reproductive health services including but not limited to financial assistance and mental health services and any reproductive health resources available to a student through the institution.

Requires fashion sellers to carry out environmental due diligence for the portions of their business related to wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags, including wearing apparel, footwear or fashion bags produced as a private label; establishes a fashion remediation fund.

Expands the solar energy system equipment tax credit to cover solar energy system equipment installed in a community solar array; defines "community solar array" to mean a location other than a person's principal residence where solar energy system equipment is owned and installed for use in such person's principal residence.

Establishes the "reciprocal enforcement of claims on unpaid or reduced state entitlements act" which requires a report on delinquent funds owed to the state by the federal government as a result of the federal government's nonpayment in contravention of a court decision and the withholding and appropriation of federal funds in an amount equal to.

Enacts the "crash victims bill of rights"; requires accident reports to be delivered to victims of accidents or their next of kin; requires victim impact statements to be delivered at traffic infraction hearings by injured parties or their next of kin; requires employers to grant leave of absence to employees delivering a victim impact statement at a traffic infraction hearing; directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study and complete a report on certain automobile crash information.

Requires that space be provided on applications for a civil service examination, claims for unemployment benefits, applications for the practice of a profession or occupation, state income tax returns, and applications to register a motor vehicle, for the applicant to register in the "donate life registry" for organ, eye and tissue donation established pursuant to section 4310 of the public health law.

Adds assault of a highway worker, motor vehicle investigator and motor vehicle inspector to the crime of assault in the second degree; defines such terms.