Designates the Tuckahoe Road overpass above the Sprain Brook Parkway in the city of Yonkers, county of Westchester as the "Detective Sergeant Frank Gualdino Memorial Bridge".
Maddy summaryThis bill mandates that all public colleges and universities in the state provide menstrual products free of charge in their restrooms. The law requires schools to stock these items in school buildings without charging students for them. It applies immediately to every public institution of higher education within the jurisdiction.
Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the "area speed limits act," allows local governments in cities, villages, and specific towns to set lower speed limits on private roads and local highways, provided the Department of Transportation has not already established a different limit. To ensure safety, the law requires that any new speed limit be based on engineering standards from the National Association of City Transportation Officials or state traffic control manuals certified by a professional engineer. While the minimum speed limit is generally 25 miles per hour, the bill permits exceptions of 15 miles per hour for school zones, city parks, and specific residential areas in Long Beach, Hempstead, and other designated locations. Local authorities must also follow these engineering guidelines when creating or adjusting speed limits within their jurisdictions.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows people who have pre-registered to vote to apply for an absentee or early mail ballot once they turn eighteen. It clarifies that individuals who are pre-registered under current laws are considered qualified voters for these voting methods, provided they will be of legal voting age by election day. The change applies immediately to the state's election code and does not alter the requirements for who can vote, only when they can request specific voting options.
Provides that if any employee, engaged in the service of any commuter rail service owned or operated by the authority or its subsidiaries, shall suffer a physical and/or mental injury that is caused by a passenger, customer or member of the public while the employee is performing an assigned duty, the employer shall be held liable for any health care costs attributable to such injury; makes related provisions.
Eliminates court surcharges and fees and probation and parole surcharges and fees; eliminates the requirement that a parolee or releasee receiving a merit termination of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution; eliminates the requirement that a person receiving a discharge of sentence be financially able to comply with an order of restitution and the payment of certain surcharges or fees (Part A); prohibits mandatory minimum fines for penal law and vehicle and traffic offenses (Part B); mandates that courts engage in an individualized assessment of a person's financial ability to pay a fine prior to imposing a fine (Part C); eliminates the availability of incarceration as a remedy for a failure to pay a fine, surcharge, or fee, lifts and vacates existing warrants issued solely on a person's failure to timely pay a fine, surcharge or fee and ends existing sentences of incarceration based on such failure (Part D); vacates existing unsatisfied civil judgments based on a person's failure to timely pay a surcharge, or fee (Part E); prohibits the collection of a fine, restitution or reparation from the funds of an incarcerated person; prohibits the payment of court fines, mandatory surcharges, certain fees, restitution, reparation or forfeitures from the earnings of prisoners (Part F); vacates existing unpaid surcharges, DNA databank fees, crime victim assistance fees, sexual offender registration fees, supplemental sex offender victim fees, or probation or parole supervision fees; repeals certain provisions of law relating to restrictions on remitting such fees (Part G).
Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road to give up their legal ability to claim immunity from lawsuits, making them subject to the same federal railroad laws that apply to other rail companies. It also extends these rules to any other commuter railroads owned by New York municipalities, covering areas like worker safety, retirement benefits, and discrimination. The changes apply immediately and cover any current lawsuits against these railroads.
Maddy summaryThis bill defines a "film zone" as a 25-mile radius around Columbus Circle in Manhattan and excludes this area from receiving a specific state tax credit for film production. The legislation creates a tax incentive that provides a 10% credit on wages paid to crew members working on films with budgets of at least $500,000, but only if the work is performed in counties outside of the designated film zone. The total amount of these credits is capped at $5 million per year, with funds distributed based on the order in which production companies apply. By restricting this financial benefit to locations outside the specified Manhattan area, the bill aims to encourage film productions to shoot in other parts of the state rather than in the city center.
Establishes a reproductive health services training and education grant program to ensure health care providers receive adequate training in abortion care.
