Asm. Nader Sayegh

Prohibits a municipality from relocating migrants from such municipality to another municipality in New York unless and until a resolution authorizing the relocation has been adopted by the governing bodies of both the municipality to which the migrants are to be relocated and the county in which the receiving municipality is located; mandates written notice prior to location; provides for a fine for violations.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all voting systems in New York to use durable paper ballots that withstand recounts without damage and retain voter marks for the full retention period. It mandates that every polling place must offer voters either a hand-marked paper ballot or a nontabulating ballot marking device (which doesn’t record votes electronically). The bill explicitly bans voting machines with wireless capabilities, internet connectivity, or encoded marks like QR/barcodes that require special devices to read. These provisions ensure voter-verifiable paper records remain the standard for audits and recounts.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires all public elementary and high schools in New York State to include a mandatory unit on the Holocaust (1933-1945) in their curriculum, detailing the extermination of six million Jewish people and millions of others. It also mandates an additional unit studying other global genocides, including the Armenian Genocide, the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine, and recent atrocities in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and Sudan. School boards must determine the minimum instructional time for these units but must cover the specified historical events and lessons. The bill aims to teach students about the dangers of hatred and genocide while reinforcing commitments to prevent future atrocities, with the education commissioner overseeing implementation.

Maddy summaryThis bill, titled the "Vote in Peace Act," restricts political activity near polling places. It prohibits electioneering (like campaigning or distributing materials), political buttons or posters, and alcohol consumption within a 100-foot radius of polling entrances during voting hours. The law also requires maintaining American flags and voter information displays and allows only specific, marked changes to entrances for disability access or public safety emergencies. It directly affects voters, candidates, and campaign workers by limiting political engagement near polling sites.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A-4279, "Regulating Addictive Notifications Act") prohibits mobile sports betting operators and platforms in New York from sending push notifications or text messages that solicit wagers or deposits. It specifically bans automatic alerts that appear on users' devices even when the betting app is closed, which the bill states can exploit vulnerable users and increase gambling risks. The law amends the racing law to require operators to stop these unsolicited notifications, aiming to reduce addictive behaviors linked to mobile betting accessibility. It directly affects all mobile sports wagering platforms operating in New York.

Prohibits agreements between employers that directly restrict the current or future employment of any employee; allows for a cause of action against employers who engage in such agreements.

Maddy summaryBill A 4158 establishes procedures for police to seize vehicles used in illegal street races, speed contests, or exhibitions. Owners must provide proof of registration, pay storage and towing costs, and resolve related criminal charges to reclaim a seized vehicle. If not claimed within 30 days after notification, vehicles are forfeited to local authorities, with exceptions for stolen vehicles or short-term rentals (30 days or less). This directly affects drivers involved in illegal racing and local police departments handling impoundments.

Increases the penalties for stopping, standing, or parking in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit to not less than one hundred fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars for the first offense and three hundred to five hundred fifty dollars for the second offense occurring within a period of five years within the state.

Requires applicants for registration of hybrid vehicles to submit proof of the make, model and model year of the motor vehicle for which registration is being applied, to the commissioner; establishes that after such proof is submitted, certificates of registration shall display the markings "qualified hybrid vehicle" and such vehicle's US EPA highway fuel economy rating of 45 mpg or more.

Establishes that any person who knowingly engages in a repeated course of cyberbullying of a minor is guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by a period of imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both.