Asm. MaryJane Shimsky

Maddy summaryThis bill clarifies disclosure requirements for property owners who choose to pay real property and school district taxes in installments. It requires tax statements to clearly show due dates for installment payments without interest or penalties. The law applies directly to property owners selecting installment plans and the local tax authorities issuing payment notices. Key provisions mandate that all relevant due dates be explicitly stated on payment documents, ensuring transparency about payment schedules. The bill does not change eligibility for installments or tax rates, only the required disclosure format.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows eligible municipalities (like towns, cities, or school districts) to provide property tax relief to homeowners and qualifying small businesses affected by major or local disasters. It defines "eligible property" as residential homes with up to three units (or small businesses owned and occupied by the owner) that suffered damage during a declared disaster. Municipalities can set a minimum damage threshold (capped at 50% of property value) and a maximum tax relief amount through local laws, ordinances, or resolutions. Relief applies to tax rolls based on pre-disaster valuations, but properties transferred after the disaster cannot qualify. The bill creates a framework for local governments to implement this assistance after disasters, without requiring automatic state-level action.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the existing food donation and food scraps recycling program by adjusting the requirements for large food generators. It defines "designated food scraps generators" as businesses like supermarkets, colleges, hotels, and large restaurants that produce specific weekly waste volumes (starting at 2 tons/week through 2026, then decreasing to 0.5 tons/week after 2028). The key provision requires these entities to manage food scraps recycling through established programs, with the timeline for implementation shifted to take effect January 1, 2027. The bill directly affects large food service operations and institutions generating significant food waste, aiming to expand recycling efforts under the environmental conservation law.

Provides for the protection of health information; establishes requirements for communications to individuals about their health information; requires either written consent or a designated necessary purpose for the processing of an individual's health information.

Authorizes certain shelters for victims of domestic violence to be reimbursed for any payment differential for housing a single individual in a room intended for double occupancy where a single occupancy room is not available.

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.

Requires the owner or operator of a vessel to establish and maintain with the department evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to meet the amount of liability.

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.

Authorizes the social services department to terminate the subsidies that may be provided to a parent who adopts a disabled or hard to place child under certain circumstances.

Directs the wireless service industry to report on current and future plans to pursue renewable energy technology to power macrocells; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.